Deployment Guide

Complete guide to deploying DripEmails.org to production environments.

📋 Deployment Overview

This section covers everything you need to deploy DripEmails.org from development to production, including server setup, configuration, and best practices.

Deployment Topics

📋 Prerequisites

System requirements and dependencies needed before deployment

⚙️ Installation

Step-by-step installation guide for setting up the application

🔧 Configuration

Configure environment variables, database, and email settings

🚀 Production Setup

Deploy to production with Nginx, SSL, and process management

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common issues and solutions for deployment problems

Quick Deployment Options

🐳 Docker Deployment

Easiest way to deploy with Docker Compose:

docker-compose up -d

🖥️ Traditional Server

Deploy on Ubuntu/Debian with Nginx:

git clone https://github.com/dripemails/web.git
cd web
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py collectstatic

Environment-Specific Notes

🪟 Windows Development

Redis is optional - works without it
Celery auto-disables in DEBUG mode
SMTP authentication disabled by default
Perfect for local testing

🐧 Linux Production

Redis recommended for Celery
Nginx for reverse proxy
Supervisord for process management
SSL/TLS with Let's Encrypt

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