Amazon EC2 AMI pre-configured with Django Stack

Question

What is the best available EC2 AMI configured with

• Django Stack
• MySql Installed and configured
• Apache or any other Server

After searching I have found only one bitniami djangostack. Have any of you ever tried it. Are there any other options.

Thanks

Answer 1

It might be better take a standard well known image and install the software. The Ubuntu installation is quick and easy. In my case I've had no trouble using the ubuntu-maverick-10.10-amd64-server AMI from Canonical to build up a Pylons stack. For your requirements you could start with this AMI and then using

sudo tasksel --section server

and selecting the LAMP components (space-bar to select) you get Apache and MySQL. Then

sudo apt-get install python-django python-django-doc

gets you Django. See more details here.

Of course custom configuration is another matter -- which for my level of Apache experience is a slow process.

Answer 2

[This worked for me, so, adding it as one of the answers]

I wasted nearly 4-5 hours after using bitniami djangostack AMI, finally got my django project working using this guide: saltycrane.com/blog/2008/08/notes-django-and-mysql-amazons-ec2