A tribe called Django and (mt) beta sign-up!
September 21st, 2007 at 3:07 pm
(mt) would like everyone to welcome their new neighbors; Django.
They’re purveyors of an incredible framework, have excellent musical taste, and are all-around great guys with a dedicated tribe. (mt) is über excited to provide them a fast, new, and spacious, online home. We, like many of you, want Django to grow and this was a perfect opportunity for (mt) to help.
We’ve also posted new beta information, and a sign-up(!), for our eagerly anticipated (mt) Django GridContainer.
So watch ya waiting for? Head over to (mt) labs right now and get your name in the hat.
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September 21st, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Have been learning django for quite some time, i too am as excited as you guys… Great framework, cant wait to be able to put it to use on (mt)… cheers guys!
September 21st, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Awesome! Now I suppose I should really do more work with Django to make it worth the hosting switch…
September 21st, 2007 at 7:03 pm
[…] web hosting powerhouse Media Temple is now offering a beta signup for their support of the Django framework! I got a nice little email for one of the guys working […]
September 21st, 2007 at 10:03 pm
My name is in the hat. Awesome, I’ve been waiting for this..!
September 22nd, 2007 at 7:21 am
Hi, guys. Do you plan to update your python version? Currently (2.3.5) it is a bit too old. I’m interested in your service, but with python 2.5 or at least 2.4…
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:55 am
The Django GridContainers will have the newest python builds and soon we’ll be updating our cluster root to the latest stable build.
Thanks for your interest in the project Alexander!
September 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
> The Django GridContainers will have the newest python builds
Cool! I’m not sure I can join beta-testing program (although I have Python knowledge and experience with Django deploying, I have only one public application to host - my own blog, which is not very popular at the time) - and if I can, I’d like to do that (I just need to order my own (gs) and fill application?). But I have 1 question - pgsql is not yet available as choice for DB? I think it is something popular in django community…
September 22nd, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Will MySQL be the only DB option? Or will there be a PostgreSQL option?
September 24th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Awesome timing! Just last week I contacted Media Temple’s sales team to ask when Django service will be offered. Now with this news, I have more of a reason to switch to media Temple!
September 28th, 2007 at 5:04 am
Last year you were talking about a Python container:
http://weblog.mediatemple.net/weblog/2006/12/04/grid-improvements-new-gmr-release/
Will we be able to run Trac in this container?
September 28th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Thanks for the awesome feedback! Here are some quick answers;
Tony - you will be able to use MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Damien - We’re still looking into a Trac solution, we’re not planning on supporting it in this Container though.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Which version of DJango are you planning on running in the containers?
Will there be any choices in which versions are run .9x or CVS?
How often will upgrades be done to the containers? Can we choose to NOT upgrade to avoid some compatibility issues?
How many different DJango sites can you run in one (gs)?
October 12th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
good questions peridriga! here are some answers:
1) The newest release will be installed by default but you can switch to the what’s in their subversion repo using our tools.
2) We’re still working out all the details for upgrades. Given how easy it is for users to switch to newer releases, we expect that will be left for users to do.
3) You can install as many applications as you like. BUT, what we’re aiming at with the base container is that one application will run workably. If you want to install more, you’ll likely have to upgrade to a bigger container.