{"id":1699,"date":"2026-09-18T03:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayananimsara.online\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2026-09-18T03:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:37:05","slug":"start-django-local-web-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayananimsara.online\/start-django-local-web-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Django Local Web Server: 5 Easy Steps (2026 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 id=\"start-django-local-web-server-5-easy-steps-2026-guide\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start Django Local Web Server: 5 Easy Steps (2026 Guide)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve built a Django project, the first question most beginners ask is how to <strong>start Django local web server<\/strong> on their own machine. In this article, NIMA Academy walks you through the process step-by-step \u2014 practical and hands-on, so you can see your project running in the browser in minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#start-django-local-web-server-5-easy-steps-2026-guide\">Start Django Local Web Server: 5 Easy Steps (2026 Guide)<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#what-is-a-django-local-web-server\">What Is a Django Local Web Server?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-1-create-a-virtual-environment\">Step 1 \u2013 Create a Virtual Environment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-install-django\">Step 2 \u2013 Install Django<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-create-a-django-project\">Step 3 \u2013 Create a Django Project<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-4-start-django-local-web-server-runserver\">Step 4 \u2013 Start Django Local Web Server (runserver)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-5-test-the-server-in-your-browser\">Step 5 \u2013 Test the Server in Your Browser<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#common-errors-and-how-to-fix-them\">Common Errors and How to Fix Them<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bonus-tips\">Bonus Tips<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#django-local-web-server-\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda-\u0db8\u0ddc\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca\u0daf\">Django Local Web Server \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0ddc\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca\u0daf?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb-\u0dc3\u0dd6\u0daf\u0dcf\u0db1\u0db8-prerequisites\">\u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0dd6\u0daf\u0dcf\u0db1\u0db8 (Prerequisites)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-1-virtual-environment-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca-\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\">Step 1 \u2013 Virtual Environment \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-django-install-\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\">Step 2 \u2013 Django Install \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-django-project-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca-\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\">Step 3 \u2013 Django Project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-4-start-django-local-web-server-runserver-1\">Step 4 \u2013 Start Django Local Web Server (runserver)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-5-browser-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca-server-\u0d91\u0d9a-test-\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\">Step 5 \u2013 Browser \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca Server \u0d91\u0d9a Test \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#common-errors-\u0dc3\u0dc4-\u0d92\u0dc0\u0dcf-\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db3\u0db1-\u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\">Common Errors \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d92\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db3\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bonus-tips-2\">Bonus Tips<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dba\">\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dba<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-is-a-django-local-web-server\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is a Django Local Web Server?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Django is an open-source Python web framework. While developing a Django project, you don&#8217;t need to upload your code to the internet just to test it \u2014 Django ships with a <strong>built-in development server<\/strong> that lets you run and test your project locally. This is what&#8217;s known as the <strong>Django local web server<\/strong>. It lets you see your changes instantly in the browser before deploying to a real production server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"prerequisites\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you start Django local web server, make sure your computer has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Python<\/strong> (version 3.9 or newer) installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pip<\/strong> (Python&#8217;s package manager) ready to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic familiarity with a terminal or command prompt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Python isn&#8217;t installed yet, you can download it from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Python website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-1-create-a-virtual-environment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 \u2013 Create a Virtual Environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creating a virtual environment keeps your project&#8217;s dependencies clean and isolated \u2014 it&#8217;s considered best practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python -m venv myenv<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then activate it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Windows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>myenv\\Scripts\\activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mac\/Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>source myenv\/bin\/activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-2-install-django\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 \u2013 Install Django<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With your virtual environment activated, install Django using pip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>pip install django<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verify the installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>django-admin --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-3-create-a-django-project\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 \u2013 Create a Django Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let&#8217;s create a new Django project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>django-admin startproject myproject<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This generates a <code>myproject<\/code> folder with all the necessary starter files. Move into that folder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd myproject<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-4-start-django-local-web-server-runserver\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 \u2013 Start Django Local Web Server (runserver)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the key step. To <strong>start Django local web server<\/strong>, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python manage.py runserver<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This launches Django&#8217;s built-in development server, usually at <code>http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000\/<\/code>. You can also run it on a custom port:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python manage.py runserver 8080<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-5-test-the-server-in-your-browser\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5 \u2013 Test the Server in Your Browser<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the server is running, open your browser and go to <code>http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000\/<\/code>. If you see Django&#8217;s default &#8220;The install worked successfully!&#8221; page, you&#8217;ve successfully managed to <strong>start Django local web server<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"common-errors-and-how-to-fix-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Errors and How to Fix Them<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;python: command not found&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Python isn&#8217;t installed correctly, or isn&#8217;t in your system PATH. Check your environment variables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Port already in use&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Another process is already using that port. Try a different port, e.g. <code>runserver 8080<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;ModuleNotFoundError: No module named &#8216;django'&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Your virtual environment isn&#8217;t activated. Revisit Step 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;DisallowedHost&#8221; error<\/strong> \u2013 Add your host to the <code>ALLOWED_HOSTS<\/code> list in your <code>settings.py<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"bonus-tips\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The development server auto-reloads whenever you save your code \u2014 no need to restart it manually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never use <code>runserver<\/code> in production \u2014 it&#8217;s strictly for local testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To stop the server, press <code>CTRL + C<\/code> in your terminal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning to <strong>start Django local web server<\/strong> is simple \u2014 follow the five steps above and you&#8217;ll have your own Django project running locally within minutes. To go deeper and master this process, check out NIMA Academy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nayananimsara.online\/courses\/\">Django Programming Course<\/a>, alongside our Networking and Linux courses, all taught step-by-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Django project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc4\u0daf\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda \u0db6\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0ddd \u0d85\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d91\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dc5\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dba \u0dad\u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2 \u2014 <strong>&#8220;Start Django Local Web Server&#8221;<\/strong> \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0ddc\u0db8\u0daf \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dcf. \u0db8\u0dda article \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0db4\u0dd2 \u0d94\u0db6\u0da7 step-by-step, Sinhala \u0db7\u0dcf\u0dc2\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db8, Django development server \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d94\u0db6\u0dda \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dda run \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf \u2014 NIMA Academy style \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 practical, hands-on \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"django-local-web-server-\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda-\u0db8\u0ddc\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca\u0daf\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Django Local Web Server \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0ddc\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca\u0daf?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Django, Python \u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0daf\u0db4\u0dd4 open-source web framework \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca. \u0d94\u0db6 Django project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca develop \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd3, \u0d94\u0db6\u0dda\u0db8 code \u0d91\u0d9a internet \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 upload \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca, local machine \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda\u0db8 test \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca <strong>built-in development server<\/strong> \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca Django \u0dc3\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf. \u0db8\u0dda\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf <strong>Django local web server<\/strong> \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dcf. \u0db8\u0dda\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0db6\u0da7 changes instant \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0da7 browser \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda \u0db6\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca, production server \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0da7 deploy \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"\u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb-\u0dc3\u0dd6\u0daf\u0dcf\u0db1\u0db8-prerequisites\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0dd6\u0daf\u0dcf\u0db1\u0db8 (Prerequisites)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start Django Local Web Server \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca, \u0d94\u0db6\u0dda \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dda \u0db8\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Python<\/strong> (3.9 \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0d8a\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0da9\u0dd2 version \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca) install \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pip<\/strong> (Python package manager) \u0d91\u0d9a ready \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terminal \/ Command Prompt \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd4\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Python install \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1\u0db8\u0dca, official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python website \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca<\/a> download \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-1-virtual-environment-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca-\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 \u2013 Virtual Environment \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda dependencies clean \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0da7 manage \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1, virtual environment \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc4\u0daf\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d91\u0d9a best practice \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python -m venv myenv<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0d8a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda activate \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Windows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>myenv\\Scripts\\activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mac\/Linux:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>source myenv\/bin\/activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-2-django-install-\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 \u2013 Django Install \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtual environment \u0d91\u0d9a activate \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dcf\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda, pip \u0db4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf Django install \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>pip install django<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Install \u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dcf\u0daf \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dcf check \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>django-admin --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-3-django-project-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca-\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 \u2013 Django Project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0dbd\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dca Django project \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db8\u0dd4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>django-admin startproject myproject<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db8\u0dda\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca <code>myproject<\/code> \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1 folder \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d92 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dda \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dba files auto-generate \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf. \u0d8a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda \u0d92 folder \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd myproject<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-4-start-django-local-web-server-runserver-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 \u2013 Start Django Local Web Server (runserver)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db8\u0dda \u0dad\u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2 key step \u0d91\u0d9a. <strong>Start Django Local Web Server<\/strong> \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1 \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca, \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dad command \u0d91\u0d9a run \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python manage.py runserver<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db8\u0dda command \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca Django built-in development server \u0d91\u0d9a start \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf, \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca <code>http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000\/<\/code> \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1 address \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda. Port \u0d91\u0d9a \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>python manage.py runserver 8080<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"step-5-browser-\u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca-server-\u0d91\u0d9a-test-\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5 \u2013 Browser \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca Server \u0d91\u0d9a Test \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Server \u0d91\u0d9a start \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dda, browser \u0d91\u0d9a open \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf <code>http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000\/<\/code> \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dcf type \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1. Django default &#8220;The install worked successfully!&#8221; page \u0d91\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca, \u0d94\u0db6 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0d9a\u0dc0 <strong>Start Django Local Web Server<\/strong> \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"common-errors-\u0dc3\u0dc4-\u0d92\u0dc0\u0dcf-\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db3\u0db1-\u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Errors \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0d92\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db3\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;python: command not found&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Python correctly install \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf. PATH environment variable \u0d91\u0d9a check \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Port already in use&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1 process \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d92 port \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca run \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf. <code>runserver 8080<\/code> \u0dc0\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca port \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;ModuleNotFoundError: No module named &#8216;django'&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Virtual environment \u0d91\u0d9a activate \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf. Step 1 re-check \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;DisallowedHost&#8221; error<\/strong> \u2013 <code>settings.py<\/code> file \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda <code>ALLOWED_HOSTS<\/code> list \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d94\u0db6\u0dda host \u0d91\u0d9a add \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"bonus-tips-2\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development server \u0d91\u0d9a auto-reload \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf, \u0d94\u0db6 code save \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db8 \u2014 server restart \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d95\u0db1 \u0db1\u0dd1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production \u0d91\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dc0\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca <code>runserver<\/code> \u0db4\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d91\u0db4\u0dcf \u2014 \u0d92\u0d9a local testing \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Server \u0d91\u0d9a stop \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 <code>CTRL + C<\/code> type \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 terminal \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dba\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0db1\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start Django Local Web Server<\/strong> \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d91\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd2, \u0d89\u0dc4\u0dad step 5 follow \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0ddc\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0da9\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0db6\u0da7 \u0d94\u0db6\u0dda\u0db8 Django project \u0d91\u0d9a local \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0da7 run \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca. \u0db8\u0dda process \u0d91\u0d9a practice \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dcf master \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 NIMA Academy \u0dc4\u0dd2 <a href=\"https:\/\/nayananimsara.online\/courses\/\">Django Programming Course \u0d91\u0d9a<\/a> \u0db6\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u2014 Networking \u0dc3\u0dc4 Linux course \u0da7\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dad\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0d9a step-by-step \u0d89\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"tg-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"WebHD 720p 7\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZTsXytpKG4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start Django Local Web Server: 5 Easy Steps (2026 Guide) Once you&#8217;ve built a Django project, the first question most beginners ask is how to start Django local web server on their own machine. 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