Editing Django App Prerequisites for AWS Elastic Beanstalk

== Create a virtual Python environment for the Django project ==

Install `virtualenv` if needed:

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$ which virtualenv
$ pip install virtualenv
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Create the virtual Python Environment<ref>[http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create-deploy-python-common-steps.html#python-common-setup-venv Setting up a virtual Python environment] (AWS documentation)</ref>

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$ virtualenv -p python3.4 /path/to/project_venv
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Where `/path/to/project_env` is a path unique to the project.

Start the virtual environment:

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$ . /path/to/project_venv/bin/activate
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Confirm the Python version:

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$ python --version
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Leave the virtual environment:

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$ deactivate
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== Create a Django application locally ==

* Install all prerequisites necessary for the Django app, e.g. Python, pip, Django, etc.
* See [[Working With Django Projects, The Basics]]
* Run and test the Django application locally, e.g. with `python manage.py runserver`.

== Install AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI <ref> [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create-deploy-python-common-steps.html#python-common-installing-ebcli Installing the AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI] (AWS documentation)</ref> ==

Install the AWS Elastic Beanstalk cli: 

''N.B. See [[Troubleshooting_Deploying_a_Django_Application_With_Elastic_Beanstalk#Errors_installing_awsebcli_on_Mac_OS_for_Python_2.7|the Troubleshooting article]] for issues installing `awsebcli` on Mac OS X.''

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$ pip install awsebcli
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Confirm the installation with `eb --version`

At this point the directory is ready to have an Elastic Beanstalk application created with `eb init`. See [[Deploying a Django app on AWS]].

== Notes ==

=== See also ===

* [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create-deploy-python-common-steps.html Common Steps for Deploying Python Applications] - AWS Elastic Beanstalk documentation
* [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/installing-python.html Installing Python] - AWS Elastic Beanstalk documentation
* [[Deploying a Django app on AWS]]

=== References ===
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[[Category:Django]][[Category:AWS]][[Category:Elastic Beanstalk]][[Category:Web Development]]