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# Practical Guides

Step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples for deploying Django applications with django-prodserver.

## Getting Started

**{ref}`guide-quickstart`**
New to django-prodserver? Start here! This 10-minute tutorial walks you through installation, configuration, and running your first production server.

## Deployment Guides

**{ref}`guide-docker`**
Learn how to deploy django-prodserver in Docker containers with complete Dockerfile examples, multi-stage builds, and Docker Compose configurations.

**{ref}`guide-environment-configs`**
Manage different configurations across development, staging, and production environments using Django settings patterns and environment variables.

**{ref}`guide-multi-process`**
Run complete application stacks with web servers, background workers, and schedulers. Includes systemd and Docker Compose examples.

## Migration Guides

**{ref}`guide-backend-switching`**
Switch between different backends (Gunicorn to Uvicorn, Celery to Django Tasks, etc.) with step-by-step migration instructions.

## Additional Resources

- {ref}`backend-reference` - Detailed reference for all supported backends
- {ref}`troubleshooting` - Solutions to common issues
- {ref}`configuration-reference` - Complete PRODUCTION_PROCESSES configuration guide