Deployment process on OpenShift

gistfile1.bash

# generic install and usage of rhc
# install rhc gem

export RB_USER_INSTALL=true
export PATH=$PATH:/home/holly/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin

gem install --user-install  --source http://gems.rubyforge.org --source https://openshift.redhat.com/app/repo/ rhc
# json-1.5.1
# parseconfig-0.5.2
# rhc-0.69.3
gem install --user-install iconv -- --with-opt-dir=/usr/local

# create domain
rhc-create-domain -n <domain name> -l <login email>

# create wsgi app
rhc-create-app -a <app name> -t wsgi-3.2.1

# development
cd <app directory>
virtualenv --no-site-packages --distribute  env
# if you are using python 2.7, you'll need
cd env/lib/
ln -s python2.7 python2.6

source env/bin/activate
# lets describe flask deployment
git clone http://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask.git
cd flask
python setup.py install
cd ..
rm -rf flask

cd libs
mkdir application
mkdir application/statics
mkdir application/templates

# write application logic
vim application/__init__.py

# put your templates and statics into corresponding directories

# now wsgi frontend script
# rhc demand on file name application 
cd <app root>/wsgi
rm application
cat > application
#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import sys

here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

flaskapp = os.path.join(here, "../libs")
activate = os.path.join(here, "../data/env/bin/activate_this.py")
pythoneggs = os.path.join(here, "../data/python-eggs")

sys.path.insert(0, flaskapp)
execfile(activate, dict(__file__=activate))
os.environ["PYTHON_EGG_CACHE"] = pythoneggs

from application import app as application
EOF

cd <app root>
cat > .gitignore
*.pyc
*.org
*.bak
*.old
*.sw[po]
EOF

git add .
git commit -m "first flask app"
git push