• update OS and remove old packages sudo apt update && apt dist-upgrade
• install virtualenv sudo apt install python-virtualenv
• install libraries and dependencies for PostgreSQL sudo apt install libpq-dev python-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib
• install NGINX sudo apt install nginx
• install git and curl sudo apt install git-all curl
• setup virtualenv and activate the venv
• install all the packages pip install -r requirements.txt
• install gunicorn pip install gunicorn
• login to PostgreSQL sudo -u postgres -i
  • create a database createdb DB_NAME
  • create a user createuser -P USERNAME
  • switch to the psql console psql
    • give the user all access to the database GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE db_name TO username;
    • list all users \du
    • list all databases \l
    • quit psql console \q
  • quit postgres crtl + d
• setup git and clone your project from GitHub
• add DB name, user and password to settings.py of your project

Resources:

➡️https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-django-with-postgres-nginx-and-gunicorn

➡️https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-deploy-a-local-django-app-to-a-vps

➡️https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-debian-9

➡️http://www.postgresqltutorial.com/psql-commands/