# Deploying a django project

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [February 15, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192 "2026-02-15T14:21:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![house-number](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/house-number/32/31373_2.png) [@house-number](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/house-number)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192/1 "2026-02-15T14:21:46Z")

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Hi, I wonder if anyone could advise please.

I’m trying to find the easiest method of deploying a simple django project - to test it - so for free initially.

Is going through GitHub the easiest way? Then once in GitHub perhaps use render from GitHub?

Also looked at Amazon.aws.

if GitHub is the correct procedure/idea, what is the easiest way of transferring the django file structure to a GitHub repository? - manually re create folders then copy the files to go side them?

or is their an easier way?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192/2 "2026-02-15T15:00:47Z")

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GitHub is not a deployment target for Django.

If you search the forum for “deployment platform”, you’ll find a number of threads mentioning services like “NameCheap”, “Railway”, “Pythonanywhere”, “DigitalOcean App Platform”, and “Render”.

(I don’t use any of them, so I have no knowledge regarding ease-of-use or costs.)

I also suggest you see [Django Hosting & Deployment Options | LearnDjango.com](https://learndjango.com/tutorials/django-hosting-deployment-options)

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**Author:** ![house-number](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/house-number/32/31373_2.png) [@house-number](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/house-number)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192/3 "2026-02-15T15:27:46Z")

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Thanks

I think with railway and render you can use GitHub repository to ‘connect’ and (build) deploy.

I was wondering if going via GitHub may be an easier route to deployment.

maybe I’m wrong.

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**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/deploying-a-django-project/44192/4 "2026-02-15T15:43:23Z")

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> [@house-number](#):
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> I think with railway and render you can use GitHub repository to ‘connect’ and (build) deploy.

That may be true - but my point is that GitHub is **not** your deployment target. It’s a location where your code is stored _before_ you deploy.

Your project files might be stored on GitHub, but they don’t run there.