Django App Prerequisites for AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Create a virtual Python environment for the Django project

Install virtualenv if needed:

$ which virtualenv
$ pip install virtualenv

Create the virtual Python Environment

$ virtualenv -p python3.4 /path/to/project_venv

Where /path/to/project_env is a path unique to the project.

Start the virtual environment:

$ . /path/to/project_venv/bin/activate

Confirm the Python version:

$ python --version

Leave the virtual environment:

$ deactivate

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

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.

$ pip install awsebcli

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

• Common Steps for Deploying Python Applications - AWS Elastic Beanstalk documentation
• Installing Python - AWS Elastic Beanstalk documentation
• Deploying a Django app on AWS