djangocloud-cli

Deploying a Django app shouldn't be a hassle.

No Dockerfiles. No load balancers. No server to babysit. You add one package to your project, sign in, and DjangoCloud takes care of the rest, running your app on AWS.

pip install djangocloud-cli
python manage.py djangocloud login
python manage.py djangocloud deploy

That's the whole idea: a few commands, from the project you already have.

Early release. Sign-in, linking a project and the interactive setup work today. The upload-and-deploy step is still being built, and deploy will say so rather than pretend. Follow along at djangocloud.dev.

Get started

1. Install it in your Django project's environment:

   pip install djangocloud-cli
   

2. Add it to INSTALLED_APPS in your settings:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       # ...
       "djangocloud_cli",
   ]
   

3. Sign in. No password to type into a terminal: you approve a short code in your browser.

   python manage.py djangocloud login
   

4. Deploy. The first time, it asks a couple of friendly questions (which project, what size of server) and shows the monthly price before anything is created. After that it remembers.

   python manage.py djangocloud deploy
   

You need a DjangoCloud account with a card on file to create projects.

What it looks like

$ python manage.py djangocloud deploy
You're not signed in yet.
Open https://djangocloud.dev/dashboard/cli/?code=ABCD-EFGH and check that the code is ABCD-EFGH.
✓ Signed in as you@example.com
? Which project is this?  Create a new project
? Server size  Nano  0.25 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM  $10/month
? This will cost $10 per month. Continue? Yes
✓ Linked to my-shop (.djangocloud/config.json)

Features

Everything runs through manage.py

All commands live under python manage.py djangocloud. Run it with no arguments, or use help, to see them all.

A standalone djangocloud command is installed as well, with the same commands and no manage.py. It's handy when your project's settings won't load.

Smooth, guided setup

Arrow-key menus, clear prices up front and no surprises. Nothing is created until you confirm.

Your folder remembers its project

.djangocloud/config.json records which project a folder deploys to. It holds no secrets, and a .gitignore inside the folder keeps it out of your repository. After the first run there are no prompts.

Safe sign-in

Login uses a short code you approve in the browser, so no password or key is ever typed into the terminal. The token is stored in ~/.config/djangocloud/credentials.json, readable only by you. You can see and revoke tokens any time under Command line in your dashboard.

Works in CI, no questions asked

For GitHub Actions and similar, create a token under Command line → Token for CI and save it as the repository secret DJANGOCLOUD_TOKEN. --no-input makes the CLI never prompt and never open a browser, and fail with a clear message if something is missing.

- run: pip install djangocloud-cli
- run: python manage.py djangocloud deploy --no-input --project my-shop
  env:
    DJANGOCLOUD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DJANGOCLOUD_TOKEN }}

To create a project from CI, give it everything up front: --name "My Shop" --size nano.

Configuration

Requirements

Python 3.10 or newer and Django 4.2 or newer.

Development

uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ruff check

Every push to main is released automatically: the tests run, the patch version goes up by one (0.1.1 becomes 0.1.2), the package is published to PyPI and a GitHub Release is created. There are no version numbers to edit.

For a bigger bump, tag it yourself before the next push (git tag v0.2.0 && git push --tags) and releases continue from there. Put [skip release] in a commit message to skip releasing that commit.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.