Final roadmap - dbsandis/TwiligtApp GitHub Wiki

That’s an excellent and pragmatic approach: • Option A (Lightsail for development) gives you a low-cost, full-access environment to build and test everything. • Then, when you’re ready for real traffic, Option B (ECS Fargate + RDS) will give you the scalability and resilience you need in production.

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Next Steps: Option A (Development on Lightsail)

1. Lightsail Setup • Launch Ubuntu instance • Install Python, Django, Gunicorn • Set up PostgreSQL (local or RDS) • Secure server: UFW, SSL (Let’s Encrypt), fail2ban • Install Nginx + Gunicorn for serving Django

2. WordPress SSO Auth • Use a plugin like JWT Auth for WP REST API • On Django side, implement a JWT middleware to authenticate incoming requests

3. App Development • Build financial planning modules • Store user data in RDS/PostgreSQL • Use Django REST Framework + HTMX or Vue/React • Start exporting to PDF (WeasyPrint)

4. Readiness for Migration

Keep these things modular and ECS-ready: • Use .env files for config • Separate static/media storage from app (consider S3 now) • Avoid storing sessions or files locally

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Then Later: Migrate to ECS for Production

I’ll prepare you a Lightsail-to-ECS migration checklist if you’d like, so the transition will be smooth when the time comes.

Would you like a starter setup script for your Django dev server on Lightsail?