how to create a systemd command for django server using gunicorn over some port

systemd-gunicorn-django.md

To create a systemd command for a Django server using Gunicorn to serve the project over some port, follow these steps:

1. Create a gunicorn configuration file. In your project directory, create a file named gunicorn.py with the following contents:

   bind = "0.0.0.0:8000"
   workers = 4

2. Install Gunicorn in your project environment if not yet installed.

   pip install gunicorn

3. Create a systemd service file. In your system's systemd directory (e.g. /etc/systemd/system on Linux), create a file called myproject.service with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Django Gunicorn Service
   
   [Service]
   User=<username>
   Group=<groupname>
   WorkingDirectory=/path/to/project
   ExecStart=/path/to/venv/bin/gunicorn myproject.wsgi:application --config /path/to/project/gunicorn.py
   Restart=always
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi--user.target
   

   Replace <username> with the username of the user who should run the service, and <groupname> with the name of the user's group. Replace /path/to/project with the path to your Django project directory.

4. Reload systemd and start the service. Run the following commands to reload systemd and start the service

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl start myproject.service

   You can also enable the service to start automatically at boot time by running:

   sudo systemctl enable myproject.service

That's it! Your Django server should now be running on port 8000 with 4 workers, managed by system. You can check the status of the service by running:

sudo systemctl status myproject.service