Today, the Django backend went live. Real URL, real PostgreSQL database, real API responses. Everything that was only accessible at localhost:8000 is now on the internet. It took longer than expected, it always does, but by the end of today, every endpoint was tested and working against the live Railway URL. Why Railway Railway is the simplest Django deployment option available right now. It handles the server infrastructure, lets you provision a PostgreSQL database with one click, reads your environment variables from a dashboard, and deploys directly from GitHub. No Dockerfile needed, no Nginx configuration, no server management. For a portfolio project this size, it's the right tool. The free tier has usage limits, but it is more than enough for demonstrating a project. If DevCollab ever needed to handle real traffic, the deployment would need revisiting, but for portfolio purposes, Railway is exactly what's needed.…