Django

A collection of 34 articles

  • #Python
  • #Django
  • #WhiteNoise

Bring in the WhiteNoise, Bring in Da Funk - Building SaaS #34

In this episode, we added WhiteNoise to the app as a tool for handling static assets. This lets us move away from depending on Nginx for the task and gives shiny new features like Brotli support.

  • #Python
  • #Ansible
  • #Git

Get Out, Git! - Building SaaS #33

In this episode, I removed the Git clone from the server. This is some of the final cleanup to streamline the deployment process.

  • #Python
  • #Postgres
  • #wal-e

wal-e Postgres Backups - Building SaaS #32

In this episode, we worked on Postgres database backups and modified the backup tool, wal-e, to use the Shiv app format.

  • #Python
  • #Celery
  • #Shiv

Celery In A Shiv App - Building SaaS #31

In this episode, we baked the Celery worker and beat scheduler tool into the Shiv app. This is one more step on the path to simplifying the set of tools on the production server.

  • #Python
  • #Node.js
  • #Ansible

Ripping Out Node.js - Building SaaS #30

In this episode, we removed Node.js from deployment. We had to finish off an issue with permissions first, but the deployment got simpler. Then we continued on the steps to make deployment do even less.

  • #Python
  • #Circle CI
  • #Ansible

Add Static Assets to Deployment - Building SaaS #29

In this episode, we pushed CI built static files to S3, then pulled those files into the Ansible deployment. This is part of the ongoing effort to simplify deployment by moving work to CI.