How can I make the development server in Python Django be on the internet?

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I want to make the development server in Django be on the internet while running Windows 10. How can I do this?

By the way, when I try to use my external IP, it doesn't work. It says that I can't use it

Assuming your have a public ip, it's as easy as pointing to your http://: from a browser... What is really your question? — mguijarr, Dec 18 '16 at 16:42
@mguijarr My question is that I'm trying to access my development server anywhere in the world — Zium, Dec 18 '16 at 16:46
Are you adamant in running the server from your own PC or is your end goal to simply have it accessible over the internet instead of locally? — Erion S, Dec 18 '16 at 16:52
It is highly discouraged to use the development server in a public-facing configuration. The development server has not been tested for security, and is highly inefficient. — knbk, Dec 18 '16 at 16:53
@knbk I would just need to see how good my site looks like when it is live. — Zium, Dec 18 '16 at 16:55
@ErionV I'm want to run it so that I can access the website anywhere. — Zium, Dec 18 '16 at 16:57
Then you can use any number of options to run your site in a production-like environment, ranging from Heroku and the like, to a production-level webserver on your machine, or a VPS. — knbk, Dec 18 '16 at 16:57
In that case, I would recommend running it on an external server and not giving access to your local server to the rest of the world. Especially if running in debug. You could deploy it to a free dyno on Heroku. Try going through this simple tutorial (https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/deploying-python) and you should be able to access your Django project anywhere in the world. — Erion S, Dec 18 '16 at 17:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 18 '16 at 16:47

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While starting the Django Server, mention the IP and PORT from which you want to accept the requests. Mention 0.0.0.0 to open it for all as:

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:80

By default the Django's server accepts requests only via localhost.

Now make a request via using public IP of the system on which your Django's server is running

answered Dec 18 '16 at 16:47

Moinuddin Quadri

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Its not working. When I do the command, it works but if I try my public IP along with the port in my browser, it doesn't work. Could it be a firewall issue? – Zium Dec 18 '16 at 16:51
Yes, it can be due to firewall. Default HTTP port on browser is 80, I guess you must be already knowing that – Moinuddin Quadri Dec 18 '16 at 16:55
The port I set it to be is 8000 – Zium Dec 18 '16 at 16:59
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and you are making request with port like `your.public.ip.address:8000` in browser? – Moinuddin Quadri Dec 18 '16 at 17:05
Yes. I have been doing it that way – Zium Dec 18 '16 at 22:38
Also make sure that in your `ALLOWED_HOST` configuration in `setting.py` is set as `['*']` in order to allow connection from all – Moinuddin Quadri Dec 19 '16 at 10:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 18 '16 at 16:49

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You can try a deployment on Heroku. Is relativelly easy to set up and provides you with a live server in minutes.

answered Dec 18 '16 at 16:49

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I have added the link to the specific python documentation above. You need an account. The you need to follow the documentation. A great tutorial from django-girls here: https://djangogirls.gitbooks.io/django-girls-tutorial-extensions/content/heroku/ – Bogdan Dec 18 '16 at 17:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '20 at 16:18

Sorry about the confusion, this is an old question but what actually happened was that I didn't add any port forwarding rules on my router. If I did, then the solutions raised by others would've worked. Since I didn't port forward, I just ended up hosting it on heroku.

How can I make the development server in Python Django be on the internet?

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