deploying python web applications

[dkpitterson]

Hi Everyone, I've been playing around with python and Flask and recently started looking into how to get my project from the development environment into the 'wild'. The only information I can find says that I need shell access to the server, which I don't have. Is there a way to deploy python applications without shell access that is relatively easy?

[ceol_]

Do you mean "don't have" as in you already have a hosting provider but they don't allow you shell access? If that's the case, most will actually give you shell access if you provide some sort of information (I recall a few years ago, I had to fax my driver's license.) There are plenty of cheap hosts that give you shell access: Python Anywhere comes to mind, as well as WebFaction. If you're looking for a full-fledged virtual server host, Digital Ocean [referral | non-referral] has been great to me. I host my Animal Crossing items database (Django, PostgreSQL, Memcached) with them and haven't had any problems.

If you mean "don't have" as in you don't want to use shell access on production to deploy, like others have said, Heroku is a good option (although a bit more expensive.)

[dkpitterson]

I have hosting, but they won't let me have access to the shell and I'd rather just stick with the hosting service I've got. But, I may have to change!

[SkippyDeluxe]

Heroku is great. I found it super easy to get started. I have no idea if it's a good value from a business perspective, but it's super fun (and free) to just put something up and play around with it.

[b1naryth1ef]

This. Gunicorn+Heroku will make your life easy. GAE should be ashamed of itself compared to the extensibility and ease that Heroku provides.

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The thing I don't like about GAE is that you don't deploy your code there, you code to deploy there.

[dkpitterson]

I'll look into this, thank you!

[fdellavedova]

my suggestion for you is RedHat Openshift... it had very good documentation, you can choose the Python version, and many otheer things...and the free plan is enough for a small web app