What design patterns and techniques have you applied when deploying a Django application in a production environment?

When deploying a Django application in a production environment, the following patterns and techniques are often used:

• Using the "Configuration via Environment" pattern (12-factor app) to manage settings through environment variables, which facilitates portability and security.
• The "Reverse Proxy" pattern with Nginx or Apache to handle static files and load balancing.
• Using a WSGI server (e.g., Gunicorn or uWSGI) to run the Django application.
• Automating deployment with scripts or tools (Ansible, Fabric, Docker).
• Monitoring and logging with external services or built-in tools.

These techniques ensure reliability, scalability, and ease of maintenance of the application in production.