nginx + uwsgi + django in Ubuntu 14.04

nginx_uwsgi_django.md

Install and configure nginx + uwsgi + django

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nginx
• sudo pip install uwsgi
• sudo mkdir /etc/uwsgi
• sudo mkdir /etc/uwsgi/vassals
• edit /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

upstream django {
    server unix:///tmp/ifas.sock; # for a file socket
}

# configuration of the server
server {
    listen      80;

    server_name _
    charset     utf-8;

    # max upload size
    client_max_body_size 75M;   # adjust to taste

    location /static {
        alias /project-dir/module-name/static/;
    }

    # Finally, send all non-media requests to the Django server.
    location / {
        proxy_read_timeout 300;
        uwsgi_pass  django;
        include     uwsgi_params;
    }
}

• edit /etc/uwsgi/vassals/project-name.ini

    [uwsgi]
    # Django-related settings
    # the base directory (full path)
    chdir = /projectdir #modify according to your project base dir 
    # Django's wsgi file
    module = app.wsgi #modify according to your app name 
    # process-related settings
    # master
    master          = true
    # maximum number of worker processes
    processes       = 10
    # the socket (use the full path to be safe
    socket          = /tmp/ifas.sock
    # ... with appropriate permissions - may be needed
    chmod-socket    = 666
    # clear environment on exit
    vacuum = true

• sudo nginx
• uwsgi --emperor /etc/uwsgi/vassals --uid www-data --gid www-data