How to use PythonAnywhere to host an already developed Web2py app?

[Bklynate]

Okay,

I couldn't really think of a title that accurately described the problem I am having. I am currently working through a web2py beginner tutorial that has me - well doing a lot of coding and tinkering. I would like to host the web-app that I have been developing locally on my computer using PythonAnywhere.com, but can't for the life of me figure out how to properly get this app from my computer onto PythonAnywhere.com ...

I really wanted to show my cousin whose currently learning HTML - what could be possible using a web framework instead.

[STEP-BY-STEP]Help on this matter would be greatly appreciated

Thx,
Nate

[Dragan Matic]

1. Create an account on pythonanywhere and log in (I presume you want a "Beginner" account for 0$/month)
2. Click on "Dashboard"
3. Click on "Web"
4. Click on "Add a new web app"
5. Click "Next", click on "web2py"
6. Enter your admin password, click on "Next"
7. You can now see web2py installation on "http://YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/welcome/default/index"
   

Now you need to upload your web app from your computer to pythonanywhere.com

1. Go to your web2py dev machine (presumably on http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/default/site) and press "Manage" and then "Pack all" on your application. Save it somewhere on disk
2. In order to upload your app go to https://YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/admin (note the https://), login with your admin password
   
3. On "Upload and install packed application", "Application name" type "init"
4. On "Upload package" select the file that you have saved in step 1
5. You should now have your application on http://YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/

[Bklynate]

This worked, Thank you very much.

One more question though, How do I get my "YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/" to automatically direct to my webapp instead of point to the generic "Welcome" HelloWorld app?

Otherwise I have to constantly add the app in for "YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/app2"

[Bklynate]

I realized I could always make the "Welcome" app redirect to my other app, but I would like it if my YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/" went directly to my new app.

[Dave S]

On Friday, January 31, 2014 5:41:06 AM UTC-8, Bklynate wrote:

I realized I could always make the "Welcome" app redirect to my other app, but I would like it if my YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com/" went directly to my new app.

Is this a question that leads to routes.py?  I haven't played with it, just read the book description (once) and a lot of the tips here in the forum, but I think it fits here.

/dps

 

[Dragan Matic]

If you name your application 'init' (like I wrote in step 3) it should be automatically started when you point to YOUR_USERNAME.pythonanywhere.com