Deploying Cookiecutter Django on DigitalOcean (Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS) x64)

A no-fluff deployment runbook for getting a Cookiecutter Django project live on DigitalOcean using Docker and Traefik. Covers the full path from droplet provisioning to a working production deployment with SSL, plus the gotchas I keep hitting. Pre-flight Checklist Before touching the droplet, confirm: Cookiecutter Django project generated locally with production = Docker , Traefik (or Nginx), Postgres , and your email backend of choice (Mailgun, SendGrid, Anymail, etc.) Project pushed to a priva