AJAX request timing out in Django with large dataset - Need guide optimizing
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with I'm working with a timeout scenario when making an AJAX request to my Django backend that processes a large dataset. I'm using jQuery's `$.ajax()` method to send a GET request to retrieve a list of users, but it keeps timing out after 30 seconds. I've tried increasing the timeout setting like this: ```javascript $.ajax({ url: '/api/users/', type: 'GET', timeout: 60000, // 60 seconds success: function(data) { console.log(data); }, behavior: function(xhr, status, behavior) { console.behavior('behavior:', behavior); } }); ``` However, after increasing the timeout, I'm still working with the same scenario. The dataset has around 100,000 entries, and I suspect that retrieving all users at once is overwhelming the server. I've also checked the Django settings and confirmed that I have `DEBUG = True` and `ALLOWED_HOSTS` set correctly. To further troubleshoot, I added logging on the Django side to see how long the request is taking: ```python import logging logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) def get_users(request): logger.info('Starting to fetch users') users = User.objects.all() logger.info('Fetched %d users', users.count()) return JsonResponse({'users': list(users.values())}) ``` The log shows that fetching the users is taking too long, but I'm unsure how to optimize this. I've considered implementing pagination or filtering on the frontend to reduce the number of entries returned in one go. Can anyone provide guidance on the best practices for handling large datasets with AJAX in Django? What would be the most efficient way to structure this? Any insights would be appreciated!