[Chicago] deploying to the cloud

[Joe Germuska]

We're using EC2 at the Trib.  One of my teammates just wrote a blog post about some tweaks to our fabfile:
http://blog.apps.chicagotribune.com/2010/02/10/refactoring-fabric/

And we're also working on a recipe for firing up an EC2 GeoDjango environment which will demonstrate other parts of how we do what we do.

Joe

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On Feb 10, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Milan Andric wrote:

> Has anyone used libcloud or toppcloud?  I'd be interested in learning
> more about any of the stuff Ian is working on for that matter.  I am
> working on automating deployment here at work and have yet to tap into
> any of this great stuff.   Also, libcloud is in early development so
> maybe those of us who find it useful can contribute.
> 
> I for one would greatly benefit from a solution to deployment for php
> and python web applications to linux cloud providers.   The solution I
> am imagining is one that works similar to google app engine where you
> press a button essentially and deploy a new version.  This could be a
> desktop app or even a web application that runs locally or elsewhere.
> Talking to someone who knows about such things (Ian seems to be at the
> forefront of this) would be wonderful to give me some guidance.  I
> also think my needs are common and I would be happy to share my
> successes if I have something useful.  If there are more people like
> me then maybe we can share our experiences/knowledge?  Thoughts?
> 
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> Milan
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