Deploy Django on Google Cloud C4A (Arm-based Axion VMs)
Introduction
Get started with Django on Google Axion C4A (Arm Neoverse-V2)
Configure firewall rules for Django on Google Cloud
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Install Django on your Arm-based VM
Verify Django installation and run the development server
Benchmark Django application performance on Arm
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  30 min
Last updated:  18 Dec 2025
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  30 min
Last updated:
  18 Dec 2025
Author:Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Web Google Cloud Linux Django Python Gunicorn Apache Bench
Author:
  • Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Web Google Cloud Linux Django Python Gunicorn Apache Bench

Who is this for?

This Learning Path is for software developers deploying and optimizing Django-based web applications on Arm64 Linux environments, specifically using Google Cloud C4A virtual machines powered by Axion processors.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Provision an Arm-based SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) virtual machine on Google Cloud (C4A with Axion processors)
  • Install Django on a SUSE Arm64 (C4A) instance
  • Verify Django functionality by running the development server and accessing the default welcome page on the Arm64 VM
  • Measure Django application performance by benchmarking request handling throughput and latency using the official ApacheBench (ab) tool with Gunicorn on Arm64 (aarch64)

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

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