rss-reader-app-platform-spec

The spec file and deployment instructions for the RSS Reader App.

Deployment Instructions

To deploy the RSS Reader application to App Platform in its entirety follow these steps:

1. Download doctl and install it following the instructions in the README.
2. Create an DigitalOcean API token and have it ready to paste
3. Run doctl auth init -t YOUR_TOKEN to authenticate yourself.
4. Clone this repo.
5. Search for every instance of CHANGE_ME in spec.yaml and fill it in with the appropriate repsone. Currently it's just if your own custom domain and the DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS which should also just be your domain.
6. Run the command doctl apps create --spec spec.yaml to deploy your app.
7. Once the app is up and running, go to the console tab under the API component and run the following commands
   • python manage.py migrate - This does the initial database setup
   • python manage.py createsuperuser - Follow this prompt to create a superuser to authenticate with
8. If you decided to use a custom domain, go to the Settings tab and follow the instructions under domain to setup your DNS record properly.
9. Wait a while for the DNS to propogate and the SSL certificate to become valid
10. Go to your domain, add some RSS feeds and enjoy your app!