This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to get the Django web framework installed on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 and 18.10. If you’re a developer who is going to be developing apps in Python, it may be a good thing to use the Django web framework to make the process seamless with rapid development and clean pragmatic design. There are multiple ways to install Django on Ubuntu, however, the quickest way is to use Python and PIP to get it installed. Below, we’ll show you how to do that. When you’re ready to get Django on Ubuntu, follow the steps below:
Install Prerequisites
By default, Ubuntu comes with some packages but not everything that allows you to install the Django web framework. For example, Python might not come standard with Ubuntu so you may have to install it. Run the commands below to install Python and Python-pip. That should install what you need to get Django installed on Ubuntu. To verify what version of Python is installed, run the commands below , and for PIP, run the commands below
Install Django
Now that the basic requirements to get Django on Ubuntu are installed, run the commands below to download and install Django packages. Django has its source code on Github that you can use to download and use. however, the quickest way is to use Python PIP. Run the commands below to download and install Django using Python-Pip. That should get Django installed and ready to use. To validate if Django is installed, run the commands below. That will give you the version number of Django installed on your system.
Create Django App
Now that Django is installed, go and create your first app environment. You can create it in your home directory or anywhere on the system. For this tutorial, we’re going to create the app in the home directory. That should set up a Django environment. When you’re done, run the commands below to create Django super user account. this account will be used to access the Django backend portal. That should prompt you to create a superuser account. When you’re done, run the commands below to start up and run the Django server. Now, open your browser and go to the server hostname or IP address followed by port 8000 You should see the Django portal. To go to the admin backend portal, type That should prompt you for the superuser account and password. and allow you to log on to the backend. That’s it! Although that are many other settings you must configure to suit your environment, the steps above are the bare minimum to get Django installed. To get external access to the Django server, open its settings.py page and add the IPs Then add the IPs to the ALLOW_HOSTS line. ALLOWED_HOSTS = [‘192.168.1.20‘, 172.168.20.1‘, . . .] Save the file and exit. You may also like the post below:
