Patrick Beeson

Resources for Django on WebFaction

Entry updated June 11, 2008 at 6:37 a.m.

It feels like forever ago that patrickbeeson.com and a few of my other sites were hosted on Dreamhost. That is, of course, an increasingly distant memory now that I'm served by WebFaction's nearly fire-proof boxes.

But making a Django environment stable wasn't as turn-key as their marketing might lead you to suspect (though it's easier than Dreamhost).

In an effort to help future WebFaction Djangonauts, here are some most-read posts from WebFaction's excellent user-forum and knowledgebase.

Five comments

  • Awesome writeup. You have suceeded in combining all the things which are to be known by a Djangonaut on webfaction. I want to know the pros and cons of mod_wsgi over mod_python?

  • @Yashh

    Thanks. I've seen a forum post or two about using mod_wsgi, but that gets beyond my knowledge. I'm using mod_python, and it works. Good enough for me.

    • June 10, 2008
    • 7:13 a.m.
  • Dude. Thank you.

  • Thanks for the write up. :) A few comments:

    • The "How can I add a new domain to my account?" link is broken.
    • Re: > "Note: Don't use "restart" with Apache as it will tax your memory limit. Use "start" and "stop" instead."

    That's not the case anymore. The Django installers were improved when mod_wsgi was added to the control panel. One of the improvements was fixing the restart script.

    • June 11, 2008
    • 2:02 a.m.
  • @David

    Thanks for the comment! And thanks for the excellent customer service at WebFaction.

    I'll amend the entry with your suggestions.

    • June 11, 2008
    • 6:36 a.m.

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