Render is a popular platform for deploying web services.

What you typically need

• a requirements.txtrequirements.txt
• a WSGI entrypoint (wsgi.pywsgi.py)
• a start command (Gunicorn)

Typical start command

gunicorn "wsgi:app" --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT

gunicorn "wsgi:app" --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT

Environment variables

Set in Render dashboard:

• SECRET_KEYSECRET_KEY
• DATABASE_URLDATABASE_URL (if using managed DB)

Static files

If your app serves lots of static assets, consider:

• platform static hosting
• or put a CDN in front

Deployment sanity checklist

• debug is off
• migrations run
• logs show requests responding
• health endpoint returns 200