Deploying a django project on Apache

apache_conf.conf

<VirtualHost *:9000>
WSGIDaemonProcess owliver.com python-path=/srv/owliver:/srv/owliver/myvenv3/lib/python3.4/site-packages
WSGIProcessGroup owliver.com

Alias /media/ /srv/owliver/media/
Alias /static/ /srv/owliver/staticfiles/

<Directory /srv/owliver/staticfiles>
	Require all granted
</Directory>

<Directory /srv/owliver/media>
	Require all granted
</Directory>

WSGIScriptAlias / /srv/owliver/project_conf/wsgi.py

<Directory /srv/owliver/project_conf>
	<Files wsgi.py>
		Require all granted
	</Files>
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

deploy_django_on_apache.txt

This file contains instructions on how to deploy a django project on Apache on Debian-based distributions. I have taken https://github.com/sharmaeklavya2/owliver as an example.

instructions.md

1. Make a symlink in /srv to the project directory (optional)

    sudo ln -s /mnt/Code/git_repos/owned/owliver /srv/owliver
   

2. Static file configuration must be correct. Here is an example:

    STATIC_URL = '/static/'
    STATICFILES_DIRS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),)
    STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'staticfiles')
    MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
    MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR,'media')
   

3. Collect all static files

    python3 manage.py collectstatic
   

4. Symlink apache_conf.conf into /etc/apache2/sites-available

    sudo ln -s /srv/owliver/local_conf/apache_conf.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/owliver.conf
   

5. If you haven't installed mod_wsgi, you can do so now

    sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3
   

6. Edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf and add the line Listen 9000 (or whatever port number you are using in apache_conf.conf) below Listen 80. You will require superuser access to edit the file.

7. Enable your site

    sudo a2ensite owliver.conf
   

8. Reload apache

    sudo service apache2 reload