Help, I need to convert my python code into Secure API using Django

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Vamsi tangutoori

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Apr 29, 2019, 12:17:22 PM4/29/19
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Hi Everyone,
I am new to django and python programming. I developed a facial recognition module in python using boto3 library. Currently I sued flask to create an API and test in my development environment but to move it to production i need to use django. Can you please help or point me in the right direction as to how do i do the below.

1. Take my facialrecognition.py file and convert it into an API, preferably using django.
2. Make this API to be pointing to a specific URL(locally on a windows machine).
3. Deploy this code into a production machine(windows).
4. Make sure that the API starts every time the windows machine starts to avoid loosing service.

Things i researched so far are:
1. How to create a django project with its REST library.
2. From the articles and tutorials i found out that this is only development version, to deploy in production i need a production server like Apache etc. is this necessary?

Thanks in Advance for your help.
Vamsi.

Chetan Ganji

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Apr 29, 2019, 1:08:01 PM4/29/19
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Hi Vamsi,

For No 1 - You can create a REST API using django or (django + django rest framework). 
For No 2,3,4 - For production you have to user Apache + modwsgi or nginx + gunicorn (or other wsgi compliant server for python). 

I dont suggest windows for production. If you plan to use it on linux, below is the tutorial. I have used it many times for deployments.



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Chetan Ganji
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Vamsi

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Apr 29, 2019, 2:36:08 PM4/29/19
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Hi Chetan,
Thanks for the quick reply. Linux is not an option for me as I am not well versed in it. Is it possible for you to give me some resource for windows.

Thanks and regards,
Vamsi

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Chetan Ganji

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Apr 29, 2019, 2:59:23 PM4/29/19
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Linux is very easy to get started, as a web developer, all the code that you write will end up on a linux server eventually. 
It would be very good idea to start learning linux immediately. You will require that skill in the near future. 
None would want to pay the price of windows server when Linux is FREE ;-) 

However, for the time being, please dabble with apache + modwsgi for windows. I dont remember exact resources I used to deploy on window.
Simplest alternative is given below.

One thing I remember is modwsgi is dependant on the python version i.e. different python versions require modwsgi to be built for that specific version.
Try some the ones listed in below link, if they don't work, you have to search online for that.

Some tuts from youtube. I havent checked them yet so do your R&D. Follow the steps that they have shown i the video to see if it works.

Hope it helps. 


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Chetan Ganji
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Vamsi

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Apr 29, 2019, 4:27:51 PM4/29/19
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Hi Chetan,
Thank you very much. I’ll go through these resources and let you know how it went.

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