This example shows how to use Django 4 on Vercel with Serverless Functions using the Python Runtime.
https://django-template.vercel.app/
Our Django application, example is configured as an installed application in api/settings.py:
# api/settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
'example',
]We allow "*.vercel.app" subdomains in ALLOWED_HOSTS, in addition to 127.0.0.1:
# api/settings.py
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1', '.vercel.app']The wsgi module must use a public variable named app to expose the WSGI application:
# api/wsgi.py
app = get_wsgi_application()The corresponding WSGI_APPLICATION setting is configured to use the app variable from the api.wsgi module:
# api/settings.py
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'api.wsgi.app'There is a single view which renders the current time in example/views.py:
# example/views.py
from datetime import datetime
from django.http import HttpResponse
def index(request):
now = datetime.now()
html = f'''
<html>
<body>
<h1>Hello from Vercel!</h1>
<p>The current time is { now }.</p>
</body>
</html>
'''
return HttpResponse(html)This view is exposed a URL through example/urls.py:
# example/urls.py
from django.urls import path
from example.views import index
urlpatterns = [
path('', index),
]Finally, it's made accessible to the Django server inside api/urls.py:
# api/urls.py
from django.urls import path, include
urlpatterns = [
...
path('', include('example.urls')),
]This example uses the Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) with Django to enable handling requests on Vercel with Serverless Functions.
Make sure you create a virtual env. With VSCode, you can cmd + Shift + P and select create venv.
When using postman, select Send dropdown and select Send and download
python manage.py runserverYour Django application is now available at http://localhost:8000.
Deploy the example using Vercel: