From Zero to Cached: Building a High-Performance Housing Portal with Django, Next.js, and Redis- Part 7 - Deployment

Part 7: Deployment — From localhost:3000 to production.yoursite.com In Part 1 , we containerized everything. In Part 2 , we built the database. In Part 3 , we cached the API. In Part 4 , we optimized queries. In Part 5 , we built the UI. In Part 6 , we integrated the CDN. Today, we deploy to production. If you're jumping in here, you need the full context. Part 1 through Part 6 built a complete, optimized housing portal that runs on localhost. If you're continuing from Part 6, you have a working app with images, caching, and all the features — but only you can access it. Today we make it public. By the end of this post, you'll understand deployment architectures, choose the right hosting strategy for your needs, and have a live site accessible from anywhere. We'll cover four complete deployment paths — from completely free (for demos) to enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure. The Deployment Challenge Deploying a full-stack application isn't like deploying a simple website. We have: A Nex