resolving domain name on Django-rest-framework HyperlinkedModelSerializer

Question

I would like DRF to use for serialized hyperlinks:

http://<mydomain.com>/api/v1/endpoint

rather than

http://127.0.0.1/api/v1/endpoint

Can this be configured within Django or is it related to my http server configuration (gunicorn+nginx)?

You shouldn't have this problem once you host your app. Django will automatically configure your urls according to the domain it is hosted on. — Sai Krishna
– Sai Krishna, Commented Feb 17, 2015 at 8:19
I believe I am hosting the app already. I purchased a domain and am routing traffic to my webserver. The guides that I have read on nginx+gunicorn all favor binding gunicorn to 127.0.0.1/localhost and then proxying requests from nginx to there. Binding gunicorn to a domain name causes an error. — imagineerThat
– imagineerThat, Commented Feb 17, 2015 at 17:43
So this has nothing to do with DRF or Django. This is to do with your server settings. — Sai Krishna
– Sai Krishna, Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 7:18

Nikolay Fominyh · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-04 14:36:21Z

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Just set host header for django.

Example for nginx:

location /api/ { 
    proxy_set_header Host      $host; 
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
}

answered May 4, 2016 at 14:36

Nikolay Fominyh

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Geoffrey D · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-14 18:36:40Z

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if you are using https, also add :

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;

and everything works fine :)

answered May 14, 2016 at 18:36

Geoffrey D

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