How can Django projects be deployed with minimal installation work?

Question

To deploy a site with Python/Django/MySQL I had to do these on the server (RedHat Linux):

• Install MySQLPython
• Install ModPython
• Install Django (u

Answer 1

To enable easy Django deployement I would to the following:

Fisrt-time server configuration

• Install mod_wsgi which allow you to run in embedded mode OR in daemon mode.
• Install python and virtualenv

In your development environment

• Use virtualenv. Take a look at mod_wsgi and virtualenv configuration
• Install Django your django version (using python setup.py install)
• Install your python libs
• Develop your project

Every time you want to deploy

• Copy your virtual environment to the production server
• Just add an Include directive in your httpd.conf file (or use .htaccess) to your project's apache configuration. As stated in mod_wsgi integration with django documentation, one example of how Apache included file could be configured would be:

Alias /media/ /usr/local/django/mysite/media/

<Directory /usr/local/django/mysite/media>
  Order deny,allow
  Allow from all
</Directory>

WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/local/django/mysite/apache/django.wsgi

<Directory /usr/local/django/mysite/apache>
  Order deny,allow
  Allow from all
</Directory>

Automating deployement

• I would consider using Fabric to automate deployement