MyPaas is a platform as a service written in Python that allows you to deploy your own applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process for MyPaas on an Arch Linux system.
Before installing MyPaas, ensure that you have the following:
To install MyPaas, follow the steps outlined below.
The first step is to install the required dependencies. Open a terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S python python-virtualenv python-pip nginx uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
Next, we will clone the MyPaas repository from GitHub. Run the following command to do so:
git clone https://github.com/almarklein/mypaas.git
We will now create a virtual environment to install the required Python packages. Navigate to the mypaas directory and create a virtual environment by running the following commands:
cd mypaas
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
Once the virtual environment is activated, install the required Python dependencies using the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
The next step is to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for the uWSGI application server. Open a new terminal and run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following block of code to the http section of the configuration file:
upstream mypaas {
server unix:///root/mypaas/mypaas.sock;
}
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain.com;
location / {
include uwsgi_params;
uwsgi_pass unix:///root/mypaas/mypaas.sock;
}
}
Save and close the configuration file.
We will now configure uWSGI to run the MyPaas application. Create a new file called mypaas.ini in the mypaas directory and add the following configuration:
[uwsgi]
chdir = /root/mypaas
module = mypaas:app
callable = app
master = true
processes = 5
socket = /root/mypaas/mypaas.sock
chmod-socket = 660
vacuum = true
To start the MyPaas application, run the following command in the mypaas directory:
uwsgi --ini mypaas.ini
Finally, to test the installation, open a web browser and navigate to your_domain.com. You should see the MyPaas login page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MyPaas on Arch Linux.
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