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Nico Schottelius, 04/08/2016 11:35 AM


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) **

Updated by Nico Schottelius almost 8 years ago · 8 revisions