README: add section on production deployment

README.md

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ other tools just as well.
 
 # Installation
 
+## Development
+
 For development, a single `make` will install all dependencies and start
 the server. You can log in as "admin" with password "password".
 
-# Development with Castellum
-
 If you want to run the scheduler alongside castellum for development you
 need to set the following settings in castellum:
 
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ SCHEDULER_URL = 'http://localhost:8001'
 SCHEDULER_TOKEN = 'CHANGEME'
 ```
 
+## Production
+
+There are many different ways to deploy a django application. Please see
+the [django documentation][2] for details. A complete example is also
+availabe in the [castellum documentation][3].
+
+Most important steps:
+
+-   Create a settings file and set `DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE` accordingly
+-   Provide values `SECRET_KEY`, `PING_URL`, and `API_TOKEN` in the
+    settings file you just created
+-   Setup a database and add the relevant information to the settings
+    file
+-   Configure authentication, e.g. [LDAP][4]
+
 # API
 
 All API requests must send an `Authorization` header with the secret
@@ -50,3 +65,6 @@ $ curl -X DELETE -H 'Authorization: token CHANGEME' http://localhost:8001/api/1/
 ```
 
 [1]: https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/research-data/castellum
+[2]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/howto/deployment/
+[3]: https://git.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/castellum/castellum/-/tree/main/docs/example_deployment
+[4]: https://django-auth-ldap.readthedocs.io/en/latest/