# Need help on running django app on vps server

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/need-help-on-running-django-app-on-vps-server/3218>\
**Category:** Using Django\
**Created:** [June 30, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/need-help-on-running-django-app-on-vps-server/3218 "2020-06-30T11:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![daricocity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@daricocity](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/daricocity)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/need-help-on-running-django-app-on-vps-server/3218/1 "2020-06-30T11:00:21Z")

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i want to deploy a django app on a vps server (bluehost), have been able to upload the django file to the cpanel of an account user, but got stuck in letting the server to start the app. please any help on this. i learnt that there is going to be a wsgi settings, .htaccess setting, apache settings, but dont know how to go about it.

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**Author:** ![kamalaSura](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kamalasura/32/31113_2.png) [@kamalaSura](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/kamalaSura)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/need-help-on-running-django-app-on-vps-server/3218/2 "2026-01-12T04:36:13Z")

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To set up a Django on a VPS, you will need to follow some simple steps, such as Python app setup in cPanel, installing dependencies inside the virtual environment, configuring wsgi.py, which is used by Django, give, Restart the Python app from cPanel.