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To run a django dev server and leave it running after you exit out of the terminal, follow these steps:

  1. run
screen
  1. run
python manage.py runserver "IP"
  1. then press ctrl+a and press d to exit screen

  2. when you log back in, simply go back in and type screen -r to take control again


This method was taken from the following:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1188542/django-runserver-permanent