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title: "sudo easy_install djangy"
description: "My first Djangy project will be an application called `rightscalefeed`. It will pull down a user's RightScale event feed. Ideally, I'd like to transform the feed into a WebSocket, suitable for continuous updates, perhaps for display in a data centre or network operations centre."
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# sudo easy_install djangy
My first Djangy project will be an application called `rightscalefeed`. It will pull down a user's RightScale event feed. Ideally, I'd like to transform the feed into a WebSocket, suitable for continuous updates, perhaps for display in a data centre or network operations centre.

## Overview

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title: My first Djangy project (initial testing)
date: 2010-12-02
draft: false
slug: my-first-djangy-project-initial-testing
---

My first Djangy project will be an application called `rightscalefeed`. It will pull down a user's RightScale event feed. Ideally, I'd like to transform the feed into a WebSocket, suitable for continuous updates, perhaps for display in a data centre or network operations centre.

I may have bitten off more than I can chew, as I'm not sure Django (or Djangy's environment) has WebSocket support yet, but we'll see...

First, I need Djangy:

~~~console
# sudo easy_install djangy
~~~

I need a work environment for the project. Djangy uses git for releases, so:

~~~console
# mkdir -p Projects/djangy/rightscalefeed
# cd Projects/djangy/rightscalefeed
# git init .
~~~

Next, I get started creating the Djangy application:


~~~console
# djangy create
Please enter your application name: rightscalefeed  
Enter your email address: david@cloudartisan.com
Please enter your password:  
Using /home/david/.ssh/id_rsa.pub as your public key...  
Application created.  Now you can run 'git push djangy master'.
~~~

That's the Djangy side of things, but before I push the project I need to take care of the Django side of things (ie, write some code).


~~~console
# django-admin.py startproject rightscalefeed
# cd rightscalefeed
# django-admin.py startapp feed2ws
~~~

In `rightscalefeed/urls.py` I have:

~~~python
from django.conf.urls.defaults import *  
urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^$', 'feed2ws.views.index')
)
~~~

In `rightscalefeed/feed2ws/views.py` I have:

~~~python
from django.http import HttpResponse  
def index(request):
    return HttpResponse('testing')
~~~

I intend to use `feedparser`, so I have added it to `djangy.eggs`:


~~~console
Django
South
feedparser
~~~

Now to commit everything, push it to Djangy, and test:


~~~console
# git add .
# git commit -a -m 'Initial release'
[master fa7b52b] Initial release
    2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
# git push djangy master
The authenticity of host 'api.djangy.com (184.73.176.148)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is e0:03:fd:46:b2:3d:22:bc:d3:f8:96:6f:c4:62:b2:d5.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'api.djangy.com,184.73.176.148' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
Counting objects: 22, done.
Delta compression using up to 2 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (18/18), done.
Writing objects: 100% (22/22), 3.83 KiB, done.
Total 22 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote: 
remote: 
remote: Welcome to Djangy!
remote: 
remote: Deploying project rightscalefeed.
remote: 
remote: Cloning git repository... Done.
remote: 
remote: Creating production settings.py file... Done.
remote: 
remote: Installing dependencies...
remote: Installing Django... Success.
remote: Installing South... Success.
remote: Installing feedparser... Success.
remote: Installing gunicorn... Success.
remote: Done.
remote: 
remote: Saving bundle info... Done.
remote: 
remote: Deploying to worker hosts... Done.
remote: 
To git@api.djangy.com:rightscalefeed.git
    * [new branch]      master -> master
~~~

Now I can test the project by visiting [http://rightscalefeed.djangy.com](http://rightscalefeed.djangy.com) in my browser:

![Testing rightscalefeed.djangy.com](/images/2010/11/rightscalefeed.djangy.com-testing.png)

Awesome! It worked.

I haven't done anything interesting with RightScale feeds yet, but I've shown how easy it can be to deploy a simple Django project to Djangy.

Stay tuned to see if I've bitten off more than I can chew. [Follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/davidltaylor). It's free!

Cheers!

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