Replace local_settings.py
with .env
#767
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This depends on #766.
Proposed changes
Using environment variables is a more standard way of configuring settings.
Also removed the
NOTE: This must be changed in production!
comments insettings.py
, asenv.py
now enforces that those settings have been set.Areas to review closely
Create an empty
.env
file directly inside the repository folder, fill it by copying the contents of.env.example
, and try running the project.Deployment notes
Must create a
.env
file on the prod server with the corresponding values in the existinglocal_settings.py
(andlocal_settings_post.py
) file.Checklist
(If any of the points are not relevant, mark them as checked, so that it's easy to see which points you've handled or not)
makemigrations
,makemessages
andcompilemessages