{"id":1749,"date":"2026-09-04T11:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelfree.com\/blog\/how-to-deploy-python-django-flask-app-gunicorn-nginx-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:52:10","slug":"how-to-deploy-python-django-flask-app-gunicorn-nginx-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelfree.com\/blog\/how-to-deploy-python-django-flask-app-gunicorn-nginx-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deploy Python Django \/ Flask App with Gunicorn and Nginx on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Quick Answer:<\/strong> To deploy a Python Django or Flask web application on Ubuntu: 1)<\/strong> Create an isolated Python virtual environment (python3 -m venv myenv<\/code>), 2)<\/strong> Install Gunicorn<\/strong> as the WSGI server, 3)<\/strong> Create a Systemd socket and service file<\/strong> to manage the Gunicorn daemon, and 4)<\/strong> Configure Nginx<\/strong> to serve static\/media files directly and proxy dynamic requests to the Gunicorn UNIX socket.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Step 1: Set Up Python Virtual Environment & Gunicorn<\/h2>\n
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev libpq-dev nginx\ncd \/var\/www\/my-django-app\npython3 -m venv myenv\nsource myenv\/bin\/activate\npip install -r requirements.txt gunicorn<\/pre>\n
Step 2: Create Systemd Service File for Gunicorn<\/h2>\n
Create \/etc\/systemd\/system\/gunicorn.service<\/code>:<\/p>\n
[Unit]\nDescription=gunicorn daemon\nAfter=network.target\n\n[Service]\nUser=www-data\nGroup=www-data\nWorkingDirectory=\/var\/www\/my-django-app\nExecStart=\/var\/www\/my-django-app\/myenv\/bin\/gunicorn           --access-logfile -           --workers 3           --bind unix:\/run\/gunicorn.sock           myproject.wsgi:application\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/pre>\n
# Start and enable Gunicorn service\nsudo systemctl start gunicorn && sudo systemctl enable gunicorn<\/pre>\n
Step 3: Configure Nginx Reverse Proxy for Python<\/h2>\n
Create \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/django.conf<\/code>:<\/p>\n
server {\n    listen 80;\n    server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;\n\n    location = \/favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }\n    \n    location \/static\/ {\n        root \/var\/www\/my-django-app;\n    }\n\n    location \/media\/ {\n        root \/var\/www\/my-django-app;\n    }\n\n    location \/ {\n        include proxy_params;\n        proxy_pass http:\/\/unix:\/run\/gunicorn.sock;\n    }\n}<\/pre>\n
sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/django.conf \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/\nsudo nginx -t && sudo systemctl reload nginx<\/pre>\n
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