fix the ALLOWED_HOSTS

Author: natea

check_render_settings.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to check Django settings on Render.com
+
+# Activate the virtual environment
+source /opt/venv/bin/activate
+
+# Run the settings check script
+python check_settings.py
+
+# Exit with success
+exit 0 

check_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Simple script to verify Django settings are loaded correctly.
+Run this on your Render.com environment to debug settings issues.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import django
+
+# Set the Django settings module
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'socialcal.settings')
+
+# Initialize Django
+django.setup()
+
+# Import settings after Django is initialized
+from django.conf import settings
+
+# Print key settings for debugging
+print("=" * 50)
+print("Django Settings Verification")
+print("=" * 50)
+print(f"DEBUG: {settings.DEBUG}")
+print(f"ALLOWED_HOSTS: {settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS}")
+print(f"'www.socialcal.io' in ALLOWED_HOSTS: {'www.socialcal.io' in settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS}")
+print(f"Environment Variables:")
+print(f"  RENDER: {os.environ.get('RENDER', 'Not set')}")
+print(f"  DEBUG: {os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'Not set')}")
+print(f"  ADDITIONAL_ALLOWED_HOSTS: {os.environ.get('ADDITIONAL_ALLOWED_HOSTS', 'Not set')}")
+print("=" * 50) 

socialcal/settings.py

@@ -21,18 +21,21 @@ def get_env_variable(var_name):
 # Set DEBUG based on environment variable, default to True for development
 DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', 'True') == 'True'
 
-# Configure allowed hosts based on environment
-if DEBUG and not os.environ.get('RENDER', False):
-    # Local development
-    ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']
-else:
-    # Production environment
-    ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['socialcal.io', 'www.socialcal.io', 'socialcal.onrender.com']
+# Always include critical production domains in ALLOWED_HOSTS
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['socialcal.io', 'www.socialcal.io', 'socialcal.onrender.com']
+
+# Add development hosts if in debug mode
+if DEBUG:
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS += ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']
 
-    # Add any additional domains from environment variable if set
-    additional_hosts = os.environ.get('ADDITIONAL_ALLOWED_HOSTS', '')
-    if additional_hosts:
-        ALLOWED_HOSTS.extend(additional_hosts.split(','))
+# Add any additional domains from environment variable if set
+additional_hosts = os.environ.get('ADDITIONAL_ALLOWED_HOSTS', '')
+if additional_hosts:
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS.extend(additional_hosts.split(','))
+
+# Print ALLOWED_HOSTS to logs for debugging
+print(f"ALLOWED_HOSTS: {ALLOWED_HOSTS}")
+print(f"DEBUG: {DEBUG}")
 
 # Modify installed apps based on whether we're testing
 INSTALLED_APPS = [