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title: "Deploy Django on Edge | Python web apps without surprise bills"
description: "Run Django on Edge — Gunicorn or Uvicorn on real VMs, S3-compatible storage for static and media, global CDN with zero egress fees."
url: https://edge.network/solutions/django/
---

# Deploy Django on Edge | Python web apps without surprise bills

For Django

# Django hosting, done properly

Real VMs for Gunicorn or Uvicorn, S3-compatible storage for media,
global CDN with zero egress fees. The classic Django deployment —
wired up the way you'd wire it yourself, but quicker.

[Start free](https://edge.network/account) [Read the deploy guide](https://edge.network/docs/compute/getting-started)

# settings.py

DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage'

STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.s3.S3Storage'

AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = 'https://storage.edge.run'

AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = 'media'

# Provision the VM

$ edge compute create \

--image ubuntu-24-04 --plan small \

--script ./bootstrap-django.sh

# CDN out front

$ edge cdn create app.example.com \

--origin https://<vm-ip>

## Why Django teams pick Edge

PaaS-style simplicity, VPS-style price, no proprietary buildpacks.

### Gunicorn / Uvicorn on real VMs

Run any WSGI or ASGI server (Gunicorn, Uvicorn, Granian, Daphne) on a sized-to-fit VM. Predictable RAM and CPU.

### S3 storage backend

Wire `django-storages` to Edge Storage and use it as the default for `MEDIA_ROOT` and `STATIC_ROOT`. Works exactly like AWS S3.

### PostgreSQL on the same network

Run Postgres on the same VM, a separate VM, or your existing managed provider. Low-latency, no egress fees between Edge resources.

### On-the-fly image transforms

Skip the `sorl-thumbnail` queues — generate responsive variants from a URL via Edge Image Optimization.

### Global CDN, zero egress

Front collected static and media files through the CDN. Massive cache hit rates on the things your users actually load.

### Agentic deployments

Tell the Edge agent to deploy your Django app to a domain — it provisions the VM, sets up DNS and adds the CDN.

Reference architecture

## How Django maps to Edge

Standard WSGI/ASGI on a VM, media in object storage, CDN out front.

Compute Runs Gunicorn (WSGI) or Uvicorn (ASGI) behind Nginx/Caddy

Storage Backs `django-storages` for `STATICFILES_STORAGE` and `DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`

CDN Caches `/static/` and `/media/` URLs globally

Image Optimization On-the-fly thumbnails, AVIF/WebP, smart cropping

DNS Anycast DNS for the apex, www and admin subdomains

Shield Free bot protection for auth and contact forms — validated with one HTTP call

# /etc/systemd/system/django.service

[Service]

WorkingDirectory=/srv/app

ExecStart=/srv/app/.venv/bin/gunicorn \

myproject.wsgi:application \

--workers 4 --bind 127.0.0.1:8000

Restart=always

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

## Common questions

### WSGI or ASGI?

Either. Gunicorn for classic Django, Uvicorn or Daphne for ASGI/Channels. Both run as standard Python processes on an Edge VM behind a reverse proxy.

### Where does Postgres go?

For small to medium loads, run it on the same VM. For larger loads, give it its own VM (private network keeps the latency low) — or point Django at your existing managed Postgres provider.

### How do I deploy?

Standard `git pull` + `pip install` + `manage.py migrate` + `manage.py collectstatic` + restart. Wrap it in a CI step or systemd path unit.

### How does this compare to PaaS like Heroku?

Cheaper, faster (real CPU and disk), and you keep control of the full Python environment. The trade-off is one bootstrap script — and we provide a sensible starter.

By Stack

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## Ship Django on Edge

Start free. Bring an existing project or start fresh.

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