TurnKey Django Live CD is a free and open source software appliance, a special Debian-based operating system that has been designed from the ground up to provide users with an easy-to-use solution for deploying dedicated Django servers with minimum effort.
Django is an open source high-level Python web framework that promotes rapid application development, as well as pragmatic, clean design. The appliance comes with a pre-configured Django example project, which is installed by default in /var/www/project.
This Django project is integrated with the Apache web server using the mod_wsgi module, as well as with the MySQL database server and the Postfix mail server. In addition, it includes an administration console that features embedded online documentation.
Among other interesting components of this TurnKey appliance, we can mention the iPython command shell for interactive computing, Webmin modules for configuring the MySQL and Apache servers, as well as SSL for secure connections.
When installing this appliance, users should keep in mind that the default username for the Webmin, SSH and MySQL components is root, and that the default Django admin console username is admin. After installation, users will be able to enter new passwords for these accounts.
In order to have a fully functional Django server, you'll also have to add a valid email address for the Django 'admin' account. Optionally, you can initialize the TurnKey Hub services for securely storing your files, databases and package management information.
The appliance is distributed as Live CD ISO images, allowing users to try it without installing anything on their computers. However, their main purpose is to install the operating system on a local disk drive. In addition to the Live CDs, the appliance is also available for download as virtual machine images for Xen, OVF, OpenNode, OpenVZ and OpenStack virtualization technologies.
What is new in this release:
- Installed security updates.
- Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
What is new in version 13.0:
- Django:
- Latest Debian Wheezy package version of Django.
- Updated legacy settings [#65, #117].
- Removed hardcoded version in online documentation link.
What is new in version 11.1-lucid-x86:
- Transitioned to mod_wsgi from mod_python (performance).
- Tweaked settings.py to be more dynamic.
- Configured email settings.
- Added settings_dev.py (sets DEBUG=y and uses SQLite if DEVELOPMENT=y).
- Completely restructured Django project:
- Project moved to /var/www/project (was /var/www/django-sites[/apps]).
- Admin symlink moved to /media/admin from admin_media.
- Apache site renamed to django (was django-sites).
- Added python-django-doc and configured for offline access.
- Set Django admin email and password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Set MySQL root password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Force MySQL to use Unicode/UTF8.
- Set postfix MTA myhostname to localhost (bugfix).
What is new in version 2009.10-hardy-x86:
- Upgraded Django and pinned to update directly from Debian (security).
- Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page). Also provides example Django application using template and static media urls.
- Added postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from web applications (e.g., password recovery). Also added webmin-postfix module for convenience.
- di-live (installer) MySQL component:
- Added support for complex passwords (LP#416515)
- Added CLI options (user/pass/query/chroot)
- Bugfix: Removed build systems hostname from mysql user table.
- Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
What is new in version 2009.03-hardy-x86:
- improved django passwords and secrets generation mechanism (security):
- database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation
- regenerate more secure secret key during installation
- major component versions:
- python-django 1.0.2-1
- mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
- apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5
- python2.5 2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1
What is new in version 2009.02-hardy-x86:
- Rebuilt on top of TurnKey Core, the new common base for all software appliances, which is assembled from Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS packages.
- A bugfix in the daily auto-updates mechanism.
- Significant usability and security enhancements: confconsole support for systems with multiple NICs, password-free login in demo mode, SSL support, database password setting during installation, no passwords in demo mode, many generically useful Webmin modules, and improved embedded documentation.
- There are many other changes.
What is new in version 2008.12.09-hardy-x86:
- Updated to latest django version - 1.0.2
- Regenerate django secret during installation
- Regenerate ssh keys during installation
- Allow the user to set the mysql root password during installation
- Fixed manual partitioning support in the installer (#LP301251)
- Configuration console now saves the default route when configuring a static ip so the settings are not lost between system restarts (#LP303498)
- Includes iptables, webmin-firewall module and exemplary configuration
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