From Tutorial to Production: A Complete DevOps Pipeline
Most web framework tutorials end at "Hello World," but real applications need so much more. I've open-sourced a comprehensive Django project template that demonstrates DevOps best practices - from reproducible development environments to Kubernetes deployments.
Key highlights:
β’ Nix + devenv for "works on my machine" β "works everywhere"
β’ Lightning-fast Docker builds with modern dependency management
β’ SOPS encryption for secure secrets management
β’ Complete Kubernetes deployment with Helm charts
β’ Advanced CI/CD with reusable GitHub Actions workflows
Real impact from client implementations:
β 15x faster deployments (hours β minutes)
β 80% reduction in developer onboarding time
β 60% fewer production incidents
β 90% fewer environment-related support tickets
While this example uses Python/Django, the patterns apply to any modern web framework. The same techniques have proven successful with Node.js, Go, Ruby, Haskell, Java and other stacks. I have a Next.js example in the works and will be sharing soon.
Perfect for teams struggling with deployment complexity, cloud migrations, or scaling developer productivity.
π Full project:
hellok8s-django.deni.cloud/
Available for consulting on DevOps transformation, cloud-native architecture, and team scaling.
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