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Deploying a Django App with Real-time Moderation Using Defang

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Defang Team
Defang Team
Defang Team

In this guide, we'll walk through the easiest and fastest way to deploy a full-featured Django application—including real-time chat and background task processing—to the cloud using Defang. You'll see firsthand how simple Defang makes it to deploy apps that require multiple services like web servers, background workers, Redis, and Postgres.

Clone the repo​

Before we get started, you'll want to clone the repo with the app code, here.

Overview of Our Django Application​

We're deploying a real-time chat application that includes automatic moderation powered by a background worker using the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK). The application structure includes:

  • Web Service: Django app with chat functionality using Django Channels for real-time interactions.
  • Worker Service: Background tasks processing messages for profanity and sentiment analysis.
  • Postgres Database: Managed database instance for persistent storage.
  • Redis Broker: Managed Redis instance serving as the broker for Celery tasks and Django Channels.