The Home Server App is a Django-based web application that serves as a local home server for hosting one or more React apps. It utilizes Gunicorn as a production-ready server and is designed for easy deployment on your local WiFi network. This app is a convenient solution for hosting personal React projects and experimenting with web development.

• Host one or more React apps on your local WiFi network.
• Utilize Gunicorn for serving the Django application.
• Easy deployment and setup process.

• Django: Backend web framework for managing hosting and serving React apps.
• React: Frontend JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Gunicorn: Production-ready WSGI HTTP server for deploying Django apps.
• Nginx: High-performance web server and reverse proxy (to be set up later for production).
• HTML, CSS: For structuring and styling the user interface.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jayjayjay86/home-server-app.git
   cd home-server-app

2. Install Django dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up your React apps inside the Django project's directory.

4. Start Gunicorn server:

   gunicorn project_name.wsgi

   Replace project_name with the name of your Django project.

5. Access your React apps:

   Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access your Django project and hosted React apps.

To deploy your Home Server App in a more production-ready manner, consider setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy. Here's a high-level overview:

1. Install and configure Nginx on your server.

2. Set up a new Nginx server block (virtual host) that forwards requests to your Gunicorn server.

3. Configure Gunicorn to run your Django app using the gunicorn command and bind it to a socket.

4. Update your Django settings to use the ALLOWED_HOSTS list to specify the domains that can access your app.

5. Secure your server using HTTPS, possibly using Let's Encrypt.

Contributions to the Home Server App are welcome! Feel free to open issues and submit pull requests.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Thanks to the Django and React communities for their invaluable tools and resources.

Please replace placeholders such as your-username, project_name, and customize the instructions according to your project structure and setup. Make sure to consult the official documentation of Django, Gunicorn, and Nginx for more detailed setup and deployment instructions.