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# [Django with PostgreSQL on a free container tier: the four files that make it production-ready](https://snapdeploy.hashnode.dev/deploy-django-postgres-free-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Gunicorn, WhiteNoise, settings from environment variables and a real PostgreSQL: a standard Django project taken to a live URL on a free container tier, with an honest look at where free stops.

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