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Heya,
For anyone having similar issues you can follow some of these steps:
The Django development server (python manage.py runserver) binds to 127.0.0.1:8000 by default. To serve on a specific IP address, you need to explicitly specify it:
python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
- Replace
0.0.0.0with your server’s IP address if required.
If it hangs or takes too long:
- Confirm that the IP address is valid.
- Check for firewall rules (next steps).
Ensure that the server allows traffic on port 8000. Use the following commands to check and open the port:
sudo ufw status
sudo ufw allow 8000
If this is for deployment, the Django development server is not recommended. Use a production-ready server like Gunicorn or uWSGI with Nginx or Apache.
Example with Gunicorn:
pip install gunicorn
gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 project_name.wsgi:application
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