Python 2.7.4 + Nginx + uWSGI + Django on Openshift

Setting up Openshift

Create the Openshift application with a DIY and Postgresql 8.4 cartridge (also works on MySQL and SQLite out-of-the-box):

$ rhc app create <exampleapp> diy-0.1 postgresql-8.4
$ cd <exampleapp>
$ git remote add upstream -m master git://github.com/seedofjoy/openshift-diy-nginx-uwsgi-django.git
$ git pull -s recursive -X theirs upstream master
$ git push

Configuration

• uWSGI and Nginx configs are located in configs/ dir. Environments variables in this configs will substitute on deploy stage.
• If you want change the name of the Django project, please change it in the file .appname too.
• Django project is configured to work with PostgreSQL, MySQL or SQLite (in this priority order).
• Also this Django project will work on local machine: it will use SQLite, static and media folders will located in project folder.

Pre build stage

The 'pre_build' hook script performs the following actions:

• Installs Python 2.7.4
• Installs Virtualenv 1.9.1 and creates virtualenv in $OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR/virtualenv
• Installs Nginx 1.4.0

You can install any version as you want, just change versions variables in this script

Build stage

• Installs a pip packages from 'requirements.txt' (Django>=1.5, psycopg2, uwsgi, Pillow)

Feel free to edit this file, but leave uWSGI and Django.

Deploy stage

• Creates static and media dirs ($OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR/static/static and $OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR/static/media) for Django
• Substitute environments variables to Nginx and uWSGI configs and copy its to $OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR