xost 0.0.2

Xost is a small embedded server which simplifies hosting of django applications.

Requirements

twisted

Usage

Installing the application:

pip install xost

add xost to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ....,
    ‘xost’
)

Xost is configured via the XOST key in settings.py:

XOST= {
    ‘key’: ‘value’
}

possible configuration keys are listed below (default values are provided after = sign):

address: None - string configuration listen addresses
port = 8080 - a port number on which to listen
min_threads = 5 - minimum number of threads in the pool
max_threads = 20 - maximum number of threads in the pool
root = ‘launch_folder’ - path to working (root) folder
static_root = ‘launch_folder/static/’ - path to static file folder
media_root = ‘launch_folder/media/ - path to media file folder
log_path = ‘launch_folder/log/’ -path to log folder
collect_static = True - do not collect static files to  static root folder before launch
debug = False - if set to true, prints debug information

startup:

python manage.py serve

by default server starts on port 8080

in order to get full list of configuration keys, run

python manage.py serve --help