django-hosting.ch by ungleich¶

How to use¶

1. Configure your app
2. Deploy your app
3. Restart uwsgi to restart your app
4. Go to http://your-hostname/ and enjoy!

Configure your app¶

WSGI¶

• Ensure that there is projectname/wsgi.py in your project root

Database¶

Add the following to your settings.py:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'NAME': 'app',
    }
}

Deploy¶

• Deploy / update your app into the folder ~app/app (that is the app folder in the home of the user app)
  • We recommended to use git to deploy it

• Use the database "app" (running on localhost, no password required)
  • Don't forget to run your migrations!
• Restart uwsgi to load the new code of your app

Restarting the app¶

• sudo systemctl restart uwsgi

Viewing logfiles¶

• nginx access log: tail -F /var/log/nginx/access.log
• nginx error log: tail -F /var/log/nginx/error.log
• uwsgi log: tail -F /var/log/uwsgi/app/app.log

Description of the stack¶

Technologies¶

• Debian 8
• nginx
• PostgreSQL
• uwsgi

Configuration¶

• user "app"
  • in group "adm" (to view logfiles)
• PostgreSQL with
  • database "app"
  • Listens only on localhost / socket (no remote connections) **