Zoom: Not sure what do you mean... You can use any tutorial that describes how to deploy a linux image on EC2. From there on, it behaves the same way as a regular machine would. Maybe the name is a bit confusing, EC2 is not actually a cloud, it's a grid (subtle, but important difference, for some things you might want the first approach, for others, the latter). Synchronising the nodes is probably a too application specific task to support it on web2py level, you will have to make your own solution (the most common one being a central database server or database cluster). The one 'simple' thing web2py could do to help EC2 people is to have SimpleDB support (as mentioned above), although SimpleDB has even more limitations than GAE databases...
Massimo: It's basically a data mining app and it uses web2py on the user interface and monitoring nodes. It's for a startup that hasn't gone public (yet) so unfortunately I'm not allowed to disclose details about it :( I will post some screenshots of the monitoring section as it's fairly generic (I was contemplating of making that an appliance, but it's still far from completion). On Nov 30, 5:31 pm, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow. Can you tell us what does your app do? > > On Nov 30, 5:14 am, achipa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
