Django Mastery: Build & Deploy Scalable Web Apps

Master Django and Build Scalable Web Applications from Scratch!

What you'll learn

How to build full-stack web applications using Django

Understanding Django Models, Views, and Templates (MVT Architecture)

Working with Django ORM for database interactions

Implementing User Authentication & Authorization

Creating RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework (DRF)

Handling file uploads and integrating with AWS S3

Deploying Django applications on AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Debugging & optimizing Django applications

Requirements

Basic understanding of Python

Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is helpful but not mandatory

A PC or Mac with Python 3.10+ installed

An eagerness to build real-world web applications

Description

Django is one of the most powerful and popular web frameworks for building robust, scalable, and secure web applications. In "Django Mastery: Build & Deploy Scalable Web Apps," you’ll dive deep into Django’s core functionalities, learn how to build dynamic web applications from scratch, and master deployment on AWS.Whether you're a beginner looking to get started with Django or an experienced developer aiming to enhance your skills, this course is designed to provide a structured and practical learning experience.What You’ll Learn:Setting up Django projects and understanding the Model-View-Template (MVT) architecture.Creating dynamic web applications with Django models, views, and templates.Managing databases using Django’s ORM and integrating PostgreSQL.Implementing authentication, including user login, logout, and registration.Working with Django Forms to handle user input efficiently.Handling file uploads and storing media files locally and on AWS S3.Building REST APIs with Django REST Framework (DRF) and securing them with authentication tokens.Deploying Django applications on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with PostgreSQL as the database.Debugging, testing, and optimizing Django applications for performance and security.Why Take This Course?Hands-On Learning: Every concept is demonstrated with real-world projects and practical coding exercises.Comprehensive Coverage: Covers both beginner and advanced topics, including deployment and API development.AWS Deployment Guide: A step-by-step guide to deploying Django applications on AWS, ensuring you learn cloud deployment skills.Best Practices: Learn how to write clean, efficient, and maintainable Django code.Who Should Take This Course?Beginners who want to learn Django from scratch.Python developers looking to build full-stack web applications.Web developers who want to integrate Django with modern front-end frameworks.Software engineers interested in deploying scalable applications on AWS.Anyone who wants to master Django for real-world application development.By the end of this course, you'll have the skills and confidence to build, optimize, and deploy Django applications efficiently. Join us on this exciting journey and take your Django expertise to the next level!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What you will need to start a Django project

Lecture 3 Installing Virtual Environment and Other Prerequisites

Section 2: Starting Your Django Project

Lecture 4 Creating a new Django project

Lecture 5 Understanding the File and Directory Structure of the Default Project

Lecture 6 Creating a Web Application inside the Project

Lecture 7 Creating Views in Web Application

Lecture 8 Creating your first Django template

Lecture 9 Django apps and the concept of modularization

Section 3: Django Built-In User Management

Lecture 10 Creating users in Django

Lecture 11 Django admin- Easily visualizing and creating data

Lecture 12 User authentication in two simple steps

Section 4: How Django Interacts with Databases

Lecture 13 Introduction to ORMs

Lecture 14 Creating your first model

Lecture 15 Using admin for data creation and manipulation

Lecture 16 Using Django shell for creating and querying data

Section 5: Building Dynamic Webpages

Lecture 17 Creating a dynamic template

Lecture 18 Display content of a single note

Lecture 19 Introduction to Django class-based views

Lecture 20 Converting Function Based Views to Class Based Views

Section 6: Building a Robust Front End in Django

Lecture 21 Static files and setting up a base HTML for every Django template

Lecture 22 Making site responsive

Section 7: Django Forms

Lecture 23 Create a Form - Add New Journal Entry

Lecture 24 Django Forms

Lecture 25 Form Rendering

Lecture 26 Form Widgets Demo

Lecture 27 Creating Basic Form and Displaying submitted Data

Lecture 28 File upload - Not associated without any model

Lecture 29 File upload - as part of model

Lecture 30 File upload - AWS S3

Lecture 31 Form Debugging

Section 8: Working with Existing Data

Lecture 32 Updating data

Lecture 33 Deleting data

Section 9: Using Django to Store and Display User-Specific Data

Lecture 34 ForeignKey- How models relate to each other

Lecture 35 Displaying only the logged user data

Lecture 36 Adding a new note after ForeignKey

Section 10: Login, Logout, and Signup Are Simple

Lecture 37 Adding Authentication - Login/Logout and Signup

Section 11: Django APIs

Lecture 38 Creating APIs in Django to get the Journal List

Lecture 39 Authenticating APIs

Section 12: Connecting with Databases - PostgreSQL

Lecture 40 Download-Install-PostgresSQL

Lecture 41 Using PgAdmin - Browse the server with a graphical interface

Lecture 42 Connecting your Django project to Postgres

Lecture 43 Setting up an admin panel in Django

Section 13: Deploying Django Apps - AWS

Lecture 44 Deploying Django using Elastic Beanstalk

Section 14: Conclusion

Lecture 45 Conclusion and Code Download

Beginners who want to master Django from scratch,Python developers looking to expand into web development,Full-stack developers who want to integrate Django with frontend frameworks,Entrepreneurs & Startups who want to build their own web applications