Again - that subject has already been heavily discussed and is already a work in progress :X
Automating the install for the end user is not a simple task - unless you want to go down the VM Appliance route. See the following threads: http://www.mail-archive.com/django-users@googlegroups.com/msg122921.html http://lists.unbit.it/pipermail/uwsgi/2011-July/002420.html Time would be better spent focusing on contributing to efforts already spent in this area. Hope this helps. Cal On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Donald Stufft <donald.stu...@gmail.com>wrote: > Cal, > > He's not looking to automate the install for the Developer of a Django > Project, but for the End Users of a Django Project. > > So if I, or another developer wrote a WordPress clone using Django and then > allow a third party to come and download my Wordpress clone and easily > install it. > > On Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media > Ltd] wrote: > > The subject of self contained deployments has already been *heavily* > discussed in other threads. Self contained / single binary deployments is > something that Roberto @ UNBIT is currently working on (and myself), and if > you do a search on the mailing list, you'll see tons of ideas on this > already. And believe me, it's not as simple as it may seem. (consider cross > OS libs, file system loaders etc). > > Secondly, the OP said the following things are wrong: > > - Doesn't cater to people who don't know Python > This is absolutely absurd, Django is a *python web framework*. > > - Requires the installer to be a developer (pretty much) > Again, the developer would be the one 'creating' the project. If they > didn't understand the concepts behind how to make django talk to a webapp > server, then they need to learn. Simple. > > Without being too rude, if you are looking to automate the install of a > framework, then you need to understand what the framework does. I am > completely against your proposed concept, because you are attempting to take > away the *need to understand* how things work. > > Cal > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Donald Stufft <donald.stu...@gmail.com>wrote: > > This is a hard question. It would probably be nice to offer a self > contained deployment that nginx/apache could just proxy too, maybe pick that > as the default, and then add in writing a fcgi or wsgi file for use with > regular hosting. > > On Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:34 AM, graeme wrote: > > He wants to be able to emulate the installation of a typical PHP CMS. > This is often 1) get database username and poassword, 2) copyfiles to > server, 3) navigate to an install URL, 4) fill in db username and > password and other config on a set of forms on web page. > > Installing Django and the app you want to use is much more complex and > forbidding requiring use of the command line and editing settings.py. > > One question is what server configurations this will support. > mod_wsgi? fastcgi? others? Will this type of user be able to pick the > right choice? > > On Sep 8, 12:45 am, Calvin Spealman <ironfro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Can you explain to those of us to whom it is not obvious, what is the > point of this proposal? I don't understand what problem it would > solve. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Good morning, > > > I have just recently starting migrating over from WordPress and Drupal to > the world of DJango. > > > First of all, let me say that yes, I am aware that DJango is not a CMS!!! > > > Now, onto my suggestions on how to streamline DJango deployment. > ____ > > > = What's wrong with the current method? = > > > • Doesn't cater to people who don't know Python > • Requires the installer to be a developer (pretty much) > ____ > > > I'm building a social-network catering to student-groups, users-groups and > game-clans. I will be releasing this under (probably) the New BSD license. > Because I want as many people as possible to be able to use this project, I > want to make it very easy for non-developers to setup this social-network > on > there servers. > ____ > > > = What are you suggesting? = > > > A four-step install process. > • Install pre-packaged Python+DJango-script package > •http://i53.tinypic.com/2055fg8.png > •http://i55.tinypic.com/e8lgtg.png > •http://i55.tinypic.com/o0qiow.png > •http://i55.tinypic.com/o0qiow.png > ____ > > > What are your thoughts on the DJango deployment redesign? > > > Would anyone be interested in getting involved (making this happen!)? > > > Best regards, > > > Alec Taylor > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/_b3bjdPN5_AJ. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > -- > Read my blog! 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