[BlueOnyx:24108] Re: Anyone get Django Web framework installed on BO?

[Michael Stauber]

Hi Raymond,

> I've got a couple clients asking and I've never even glanced at it on
> this platform before.

In general it seems to be possible to install Django on CentOS 8. So I
think it might be possible to install it on BlueOnyx 5210R.

Here are some guides that describes the installation on CentOS 8:

https://tecadmin.net/install-django-centos-8/

https://www.linuxtechi.com/setup-django-python-framework-centos-8/

https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-django-on-centos-8/

However, just looking at the guides I already see a few things that make
my hair stand on end. It's typical Python bullshit. Like installation
via "pip" (and not via a proper package manager) and the absence of
supplied Systemd unit files to automatically start the required services.

The guide from howtoforge.com includes the creation of a Systemd
Unit-File, though. But that guide centers around using Django via Nginx
(instead of Apache), which would only work well on 5210R if you enabled
"Nginx as SSL-Proxy", which then enables Nginx as well as Apache.

So yeah ... it looks doable. If it's worth it to burden a BlueOnyx with
that instead doing it on a separate box is another question.

-- 
With best regards

Michael Stauber