Pre-Steps List (Before Deploying Django)

Before you begin configuring your Django project for production, you must first set up your Fly.io account and install the essential command-line interface, flyctl.

Step A: Fly.io Account Setup

1. Sign Up for a Fly.io Account:

   Navigate to the Fly.io website or use the CLI command to begin the account creation process.

   fly auth signup
2. Add Payment Information:

   Fly.io requires payment information for new accounts (even for the free tier) to handle potential usage overages. This is typically handled during the sign-up process.

Step B: flyctl Installation and Authentication

3. Install the flyctl CLI:

   Install the command-line tool appropriate for your operating system.

   • macOS (via Homebrew): brew install flyctl
   • Linux (via Script): curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh
   • Windows (via PowerShell): pwsh -Command "iwr https://fly.io/install.ps1 -useb | iex"
4. Verify Installation:

   Check that the command works and is in your system's path.

   fly version
5. Log In to Fly.io:

   Authenticate your local CLI session with your Fly.io account. This command will open a browser window for you to sign in.

   fly auth login

Once these five pre-steps are complete, you can start on the 10 steps for preparing and deploying your Django application.