docker-composing the debug=True version works

.env.dev

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DEBUG=1
+SECRET_KEY=foo
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost 127.0.0.1 [::1]

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   web:
-    build: ./franklincce
-    command: gunicorn franklincce.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
+    build: ./app
+    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
     volumes:
-      - ./franklincce/:/usr/src/franklincce
+      - ./franklincce/:/usr/src/app/
     ports:
       - 8000:8000
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env.dev

franklincce/Dockerfile

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# pull official base image
 FROM python:3.11.4-slim-buster
 
 # set work directory
@@ -12,9 +13,5 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 COPY ./requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-
 # copy project
 COPY . .
-
-RUN mkdir /var/www/static -p
-RUN python3 manage.py collectstatic --noinput

franklincce/franklincce/settings.py

@@ -10,23 +10,20 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
 """
 
+import os
+
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
-# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("SECRET_KEY")
 
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-1%p#re)z*_xd9umo0!1foh(yiz&2=*5q#0b4(m42r0^m%kxli#'
+DEBUG = bool(os.environ.get("DEBUG", default=0))
 
-# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = True
-
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["localhost", "192.168.0.87", "127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
-
-# Application definition
+# 'DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS' should be a single string of hosts with a space between each.
+# For example: 'DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost 127.0.0.1 [::1]'
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.environ.get("DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS").split(" ")
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'explorer.apps.ExplorerConfig',

shell.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
   pkgs.mkShell {
-    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.python311Packages; [ django pymupdf ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.python311Packages; [ django pymupdf docker-compose ];
   }