Django local MVP To Commercial Deployment Expert
Budget: €6 – €12 EUR
Django/Python Web Dev to Productionize MVP (Hetzner, Stripe, Auth, CI/CD)
Project overview
I have a working Django MVP that analyzes videos (uploads + YouTube) with an AI pipeline (OpenCV/FFmpeg, Groq API). It runs locally and I now want to deploy, harden, and commercialize it. The product is solid, I just need to go live now.
Tech snapshot (current):
- Backend: Django (Python 3.10), SQLite (or MySQL)
- Frontend: TailwindCSS, vanilla JS, Plotly/D3
- Video: OpenCV, FFmpeg, yt-dlp
- AI: Groq API for vision+text
- Hosting target: Hetzner Cloud (EU region)
Scope & deliverables:
- Infra & deployment (Hetzner)
- Pick appropriate server type(s) (CPU/RAM/storage), create project, networking, firewall.
- Production stack with Docker or Gunicorn + Nginx (your call) + Let’s Encrypt TLS.
- PostgreSQL setup + secure backups; object/file storage decision (Hetzner Object Storage/Storage Box or disk) with lifecycle (auto-delete videos after 30 min).
- Background processing (Celery/RQ/systemd workers) for analysis jobs; queue + concurrency controls.
- Logging/monitoring: Sentry (errors) + basic metrics.
CI/CD & repo hygiene:
- GitHub repo, protected branches, PR workflow, environment secrets.
- GitHub Actions (or similar) for test/build/deploy to staging and production.
Auth & plans:
- Django auth (email/password, optional social login).
- Pricing tiers (Free/Starter/Creator/Pro/Studio/Custom) with quotas enforced in code:
- frames per run, video max length, runs per period, ad visibility, etc.
- Admin override tools to credit/ban users and adjust quota.
Payments & subscriptions:
- Stripe (recommended for MVP) for checkout, customer portal, webhooks, metered/quota mapping.
App polish:
- Responsive UI (mobile-first) and clean layout of landing, dashboard, results.
- Basic SEO (titles/meta, sitemap, robots, OpenGraph), cookie banner.
- Domain/DNS hookup.
Security & compliance basics:
- HTTPS everywhere, secure headers, CSRF, rate limiting for uploads/APIs, file-type validation, size limits.
- GDPR-friendly data retention (delete videos/frames after 30 minutes), privacy/terms templates.
Analytics & admin:
- Privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible/GA4), event logging (uploads, runs, conversions).
- Lightweight admin dashboard: users, plans, usage counters, recent jobs.
Docs & handover:
- README + runbooks: deploy, rotate keys, scale, restore backups.
- Short screencast or notes on “how to release.”
Must-have experience:
- Shipping Django apps to production (2+ projects).
- Hetzner Cloud (or similar IaaS) + Linux server admin.
- Stripe subscriptions & webhooks.
- Docker or Gunicorn/Nginx deployments, Let’s Encrypt, Postgres.
- Background workers (Celery/RQ) & queues.
- FFmpeg/OpenCV/large file handling is a big plus.
- AdSense/Ad Manager integration; basic SEO chops.
- Object storage (S3-compatible, Hetzner) + lifecycle policies.
- Monitoring familiarity.
Engagement
Please share:
- Day rate (8h) and estimated total for the scope, with assumptions.
- 3 relevant live links (Django + Stripe + IaaS).
- A brief architecture plan (1–2 paragraphs) for how you’d deploy on Hetzner.
- Your availability (hours/week) and timezone.
To help filter: start your proposal with “I’ve shipped a Django SaaS.”
This is intended to be an ongoing relationship for versions 2/3/4+ and future maintenance/bug fixes.
Project overview
I have a working Django MVP that analyzes videos (uploads + YouTube) with an AI pipeline (OpenCV/FFmpeg, Groq API). It runs locally and I now want to deploy, harden, and commercialize it. The product is solid, I just need to go live now.
Tech snapshot (current):
- Backend: Django (Python 3.10), SQLite (or MySQL)
- Frontend: TailwindCSS, vanilla JS, Plotly/D3
- Video: OpenCV, FFmpeg, yt-dlp
- AI: Groq API for vision+text
- Hosting target: Hetzner Cloud (EU region)
Scope & deliverables:
- Infra & deployment (Hetzner)
- Pick appropriate server type(s) (CPU/RAM/storage), create project, networking, firewall.
- Production stack with Docker or Gunicorn + Nginx (your call) + Let’s Encrypt TLS.
- PostgreSQL setup + secure backups; object/file storage decision (Hetzner Object Storage/Storage Box or disk) with lifecycle (auto-delete videos after 30 min).
- Background processing (Celery/RQ/systemd workers) for analysis jobs; queue + concurrency controls.
- Logging/monitoring: Sentry (errors) + basic metrics.
CI/CD & repo hygiene:
- GitHub repo, protected branches, PR workflow, environment secrets.
- GitHub Actions (or similar) for test/build/deploy to staging and production.
Auth & plans:
- Django auth (email/password, optional social login).
- Pricing tiers (Free/Starter/Creator/Pro/Studio/Custom) with quotas enforced in code:
- frames per run, video max length, runs per period, ad visibility, etc.
- Admin override tools to credit/ban users and adjust quota.
Payments & subscriptions:
- Stripe (recommended for MVP) for checkout, customer portal, webhooks, metered/quota mapping.
App polish:
- Responsive UI (mobile-first) and clean layout of landing, dashboard, results.
- Basic SEO (titles/meta, sitemap, robots, OpenGraph), cookie banner.
- Domain/DNS hookup.
Security & compliance basics:
- HTTPS everywhere, secure headers, CSRF, rate limiting for uploads/APIs, file-type validation, size limits.
- GDPR-friendly data retention (delete videos/frames after 30 minutes), privacy/terms templates.
Analytics & admin:
- Privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible/GA4), event logging (uploads, runs, conversions).
- Lightweight admin dashboard: users, plans, usage counters, recent jobs.
Docs & handover:
- README + runbooks: deploy, rotate keys, scale, restore backups.
- Short screencast or notes on “how to release.”
Must-have experience:
- Shipping Django apps to production (2+ projects).
- Hetzner Cloud (or similar IaaS) + Linux server admin.
- Stripe subscriptions & webhooks.
- Docker or Gunicorn/Nginx deployments, Let’s Encrypt, Postgres.
- Background workers (Celery/RQ) & queues.
- FFmpeg/OpenCV/large file handling is a big plus.
- AdSense/Ad Manager integration; basic SEO chops.
- Object storage (S3-compatible, Hetzner) + lifecycle policies.
- Monitoring familiarity.
Engagement
Please share:
- Day rate (8h) and estimated total for the scope, with assumptions.
- 3 relevant live links (Django + Stripe + IaaS).
- A brief architecture plan (1–2 paragraphs) for how you’d deploy on Hetzner.
- Your availability (hours/week) and timezone.
To help filter: start your proposal with “I’ve shipped a Django SaaS.”
This is intended to be an ongoing relationship for versions 2/3/4+ and future maintenance/bug fixes.