I'm using web2py on EC2 without any problems (6 nodes at the moment and scaling upwards). As EC2 nodes are really just virtualized linux (and as of recently, windows) instances, there is zero difference in running a web2py on EC2 and your regular development box. However, there are a few things that MIGHT be interesting for special application in web2py on Amazon Web Services - namely SimpleDB, database, not unlike google's own bigtable. The other interesting thing would be probably storage of uploaded and/or static files on S3... Many opportunities there, but quite AWS specific.
On Nov 30, 1:47 am, 43gm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there some good examples of web2py running on Amazon's cloud? > > Are there any practical tutorials in this matter? > ___ > > Re: Downside / Critique of web2py @http://bit.ly/web2py-critique > > That thread prompts me to think that the Amazon cloud deserves more of > our attention (relative to GAE Google App Engine). > > It seems that using web2py v1.50 on GAE will be computationally > expensive due to the way it uses exec. Non-trival code needs to be > compiled, but GAE prohibits pyc files from external origins. > > On the other hand, I would imagine that at Amazon one could simply > just put the pyc files in the cloud, choose a VM configuration, and > get going. > > The latency issue needs comparison. With compiled code in a dictionary > solution, web2py can reportedly get down to 10 ms from around 800 ms > at GAE. How would it be at Amazon? > > The other upside at the Amazon would be the implicit use of JOIN, OR, > and LIKE for databases. (Noting that those operations are not > permitted for GQL, GAE bigtable.) > > Furthermore, it also seems far more easier to take back one's own > data, if necessary, from Amazon than from GAE. > > The bottom line is have great portable web2py solutions for cloud > computing... at the lowest cost. (GAE is yet to announce prices > beyond the current freebie, but be prepared.) > > Your thoughts? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
