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On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 12:52:04 PM UTC-8, web2py user wrote: > > I have Python, Web2py and various database technologies installed on an > Linux server (say 123.45.67.89). Assuming I've configured my application, > databases, and folder permissions properly, is deploying my Web2py > application as simple as launching Web2py (the command on my machine would > be python web2py.py in /dir1$), setting the server IP to 'public > 0.0.0.0', and visiting 123.45.67.89? > > How does what I'm describing differ from what the following does (from > Linux / Unix section of > http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/34/13/deployment-recipes): > > wget http://web2py.googlecode.com/hg/scripts/setup-web2py-ubuntu.sh > chmod +x setup-web2py-ubuntu.sh > sudo ./setup-web2py-ubuntu.sh > > > This part of the recipe precedes the start up of web2py. Specifically, the *wge*t fetches a script for the ubuntu deployment. The *chmod* tells the system that the script should executable. The *sudo* says "give me the power to run this script, which touches things in special places". The script then does something to prepare for web2py startup. The *sudo* will not work if you haven't been granted the privileges involved; that is usually done by the person who sets up the server or the server administrator. I don't have a lot of experience deploying applications or working with > Apache, so I don't really understand the differences between what I'm doing > and the deployment recipe, nor do I really understand what's being > described in the *Apache or mod_wsgi setup* sections. Furthermore, when I > attempt to run the code above I just receive a bunch of errors (no sudoers, > files / directories don't exist, etc). > Apache is a server interface that makes web sites visible to the world. It takes care of listening to the actual ports and passing requests to the actual server code for a particular site. It is capable of supporting several sites on a single host, and the setup in the deployment recipe is for telling Apache how to connect the incoming requests to the server(s). Web2py is a server that Apache would pass requests to. I have not done such a deployment. I run in a VM (under VmWare on a local hardware host), but I use the built-in Rocket server rather than Apache or Nginx. And I downloaded the binary installation; the deployment script may expect a source installation. However, there are plenty of people who do run on virtual hosts. I don't remember that Bluehost has been mentioned. I think Blue Ocean has, but PythonAnywhere and Google Apps Engine seem to be the most popular. There have been some people using OpenShift, Heroku, and some others. I by the subject list someone is trying Azure. You can browse the group archives (you can use any of the above for a search term; you might also try "virtual host" or "hosting service".) to find previous discussions and how particular problems needed to be solved. > Thanks so much for the help. Just want to make sure I know what's going > on, the limitations / differences, etc., especially given the fact that > rapid deployment isn't working for me. If you have any decent references > that you could point me to, I'd be glad to read them as well. > > Not sure if it helps, but I'm attempting to deploy on Bluehost with a > dedicated IP. Deploying a Django app was a piece of cake on Bluehost, so I > hope I'm close. > I haven't done a Django deployment, either, so I can't compare. But if you don't have the privileges you need, you can expect frustration. If Linux is a new environment for you, you might want to have someone local you can get coaching from. Hope this helps, although I know I'm doing a lot of hand-waving rather than giving detailed answers or step-by-step instructions. /dps -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
