How do I manage environment variables in a Django Docker Compose setup?

How do I manage environment variables in a Django Docker Compose setup?

You can manage environment variables in a Django Docker Compose setup by using a .env file or directly in the docker-compose.yml.

Can you show me an example of a .env file?

Sure! A simple .env file might look like this:

DEBUG=True
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@db:5432/mydatabase

Make sure to replace the values with your actual configuration.

How do I reference these variables in my Django settings?

In your Django settings, you can use the os module to access these variables like this:

import os

DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG') == 'True'
SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('DATABASE_URL')