deploy_pythonanywhere.sh

deploy_pythonanywhere.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Steps:
# 1. Go to https://www.pythonanywhere.com/registration/register/beginner/ and sign up for a free account
# 2. Go to your email and verify your email address
# 3. Login to your PythonAnywhere account
# 4. Go to the "Files" tab and upload this file (deploy_pythonanywhere.sh)
# 5. Go to the "Consoles" tab and create a new console by clicking on the "Bash" button
# 6. Open the "deploy_pythonanywhere.sh" file and edit the variables with your own values
# 7. Make the "deploy_pythonanywhere.sh" file executable by running "chmod +x deploy_pythonanywhere.sh"
# 8. Execute the "deploy_pythonanywhere.sh" file by running "source ~/deploy_pythonanywhere.sh" in the console


# === CONFIGURATION ===
GIT_REPO="[git repository URL]" # [email protected]:username/repository.git
GIT_BRANCH="[git branch name]"  # master, main, etc.
GIT_USERNAME="[git username]"  # username
PROJECT_FOLDER="[project folder name]"  # Folder name after cloning
PROJECT_NAME="[project name]"  # Django project folder containing settings.py
PYTHON_VERSION="[python version]"  # 3.10, 3.11, etc.
PA_USERNAME="[pythonanywhere username]"  # PythonAnywhere username
PA_EMAIL="[pythonanywhere email]"  # PythonAnywhere email
DOMAIN="[PA_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com]"  # username.pythonanywhere.com

# === DEPLOY SCRIPT ===

echo "================================================"
echo "🚀 Starting deployment..."
echo "================================================"
echo "This script will:"
echo "   - Navigating to home directory"
echo "   - Generate SSH key if not present"
echo "   - Cloning the Git repo"
echo "   - Checking out to the branch specify in the script"
echo "   - Pulling latest changes from Git"
echo "   - Creating virtual environment and then activating it"
echo "   - Installing requirements"
echo "   - Running migrations"
echo "   - Collecting static files"
echo "   - Creating superuser account"
echo "   - Configure WSGI file"
echo "   - Reload web app"
echo "================================================"

echo "📁 Navigating to home directory..."
cd ~ || exit

# === Generate SSH key if not present ===
if [ ! -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ]; then
    ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "$PA_USERNAME@$DOMAIN" -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    echo "🔑 Public key generated:"
    echo "================================================"
    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
    echo "================================================"
    echo "🔑 Copy and add public key above to your GitHub account at https://github.com/${GIT_USERNAME}/${PROJECT_NAME}/settings/keys/new"
    read -p "After adding the public key to GitHub, press ENTER to continue..."
else
    echo "🔑 SSH has been generated."
    echo "================================================"
    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
    echo "================================================"
    echo "🔑 Copy and add public key above to your GitHub account at https://github.com/${GIT_USERNAME}/${PROJECT_NAME}/settings/keys/new"
    echo "🔑 If it has been added to your GitHub repository, you can skip the next step."
    read -p "Press ENTER to continue..."
fi

if [ ! -d "$PROJECT_FOLDER" ]; then
    echo "🔁 Cloning the Git repo..."
    git clone "$GIT_REPO"
    cd "$PROJECT_FOLDER" || exit
    echo "📥 Checking out branch $GIT_BRANCH..."
    git checkout $GIT_BRANCH
else
    cd "$PROJECT_FOLDER" || exit
    echo "📥 Checking out branch $GIT_BRANCH..."
    git checkout $GIT_BRANCH
    echo "📥 Pulling latest changes from Git..."
    git pull origin $GIT_BRANCH
fi

# === Create and activate virtual environment outside of project folder ===

echo "🐍 Navigating out of the project folder..."
cd ..

if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
    echo "🐍 Creating virtual environment..."
    python$PYTHON_VERSION -m venv venv
fi

echo "✅ Activating virtual environment..."
source ~/venv/bin/activate

# === Install requirements and run migrations ===
cd "$PROJECT_FOLDER" || exit

if [ -f "requirements.txt" ]; then
    echo "📦 Installing requirements..."
    pip install --upgrade pip
    pip install -r requirements.txt
fi

echo "🧱 Running migrations..."
python manage.py migrate


echo "🖼️ Collecting static files..."
python manage.py collectstatic --noinput

# === Create superuser ===
echo "👤 Creating superuser account..."
echo "You'll be prompted to create a superuser account. You can skip this by pressing Ctrl+C."
python manage.py createsuperuser --username=$PA_USERNAME --email=$PA_EMAIL || echo "Skipped superuser creation"
echo "✅ Superuser created!"

# === Configure WSGI file ===
WSGI_FILE="/var/www/${PA_USERNAME}_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py"
echo "⚙️ Updating WSGI file at $WSGI_FILE..."

cat > "$WSGI_FILE" <<EOL
import sys
import os

path = '/home/$PA_USERNAME/$PROJECT_FOLDER'
if path not in sys.path:
    sys.path.append(path)

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = '$PROJECT_NAME.settings'

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()
EOL


# === Reload web app ===
echo "🔄 Reloading web app..."
touch /var/www/${PA_USERNAME}_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py
echo "✅ Deployment complete!"

echo "================================================"

echo "🔗 NEXT STEPS:"
echo "1. Go to https://www.pythonanywhere.com/user/$PA_USERNAME/webapps/#tab_id_new_webapp_tab"
echo "2. Tap on the 'Add a new web app' button and select 'Manual configuration'"
echo "3. Select Python $PYTHON_VERSION"
echo "4. Set the source code directory to: /home/$PA_USERNAME/$PROJECT_FOLDER"
echo "5. Set the working directory to: /home/$PA_USERNAME/$PROJECT_FOLDER"
echo "6. Set the virtual environment to: /home/$PA_USERNAME/venv"
echo "7. Set the static files mapping to: URL: /static/ Directory: /home/$PA_USERNAME/$PROJECT_FOLDER/staticfiles"
echo "8. Set the media files mapping to: URL: /media/ Directory: /home/$PA_USERNAME/$PROJECT_FOLDER/media"
echo "9. Reload your web app by clicking the green 'Reload' button"

echo "================================================"

echo "🎉 Your Django app should now be live at: https://$DOMAIN"

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