Get started with Django on Google Axion C4A

Explore Axion C4A Arm instances in Google Cloud

Google Axion C4A is a family of Arm-based virtual machines built on Google’s custom Axion CPU, which is based on Arm Neoverse-V2 cores. Designed for high-performance and energy-efficient computing, these virtual machines offer strong performance for modern cloud workloads such as CI/CD pipelines, microservices, media processing, and general-purpose applications.

The C4A series provides a cost-effective alternative to x86 virtual machines while leveraging the scalability and performance benefits of the Arm architecture in Google Cloud.

To learn more, see the Google blog Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs .

Explore Django on Google Axion C4A (Arm Neoverse V2)

Django is a high-level, open-source Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Developed and maintained by the Django Software Foundation , it simplifies web application development by handling much of the boilerplate and providing powerful built-in features.

Django follows the Model–View–Template (MVT) architectural pattern and includes robust tools for authentication, URL routing, form handling, ORM (Object Relational Mapping), session management, and administration interface - all out of the box.

Django is known for its focus on security, scalability, and maintainability, making it suitable for everything from small projects to large-scale enterprise applications. It helps developers build secure, high-performance web applications quickly without reinventing common components.

Common use cases include web applications, content management systems, APIs, e-commerce platforms, and data-driven dashboards. It integrates seamlessly with popular databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Oracle.

To learn more, visit the Django website and explore the Django documentation .

What you’ve accomplished and what’s next

In this section, you learned about:

• Google Axion C4A Arm-based VMs and their performance characteristics
• Django web framework and its suitability for building REST APIs
• How Arm architecture provides cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for Python applications

Next, you’ll configure firewall rules to allow external access to your Django application.