Open Infrastructure

h1. django-hosting.ch by ungleich

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h2. How to use

# Configure your app

# Deploy your app

# Restart uwsgi to restart your app

# Go to http://your-hostname/ and enjoy!

h2. Configure your app

h3. WSGI

* Ensure that there is _projectname_/wsgi.py in your project root

h3. Database

Add the following to your settings.py:

<pre>

DATABASES = {

    'default': {

        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',

        'NAME': 'app',

    }

}

</pre>

h3. 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

h3. Restarting the app

* *sudo systemctl restart uwsgi*

h3. 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*

h2. Description of the stack

h3. Technologies

* Debian 8

* nginx

* PostgreSQL

* uwsgi

h3. Configuration

* user "app"

** in group "adm" (to view logfiles)

* PostgreSQL with

** database "app"

** Listens only on localhost / socket (no remote connections)

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