collective.hostout is a buildout based deployment tool to replicate a buildout from one environment to many others. It speeds up deployment, makes the process more controlled and simplifies the process of hosting applications for those new to VPS hosting.

1. “How to host a python app for $20 in 20min” collective.hostout Dylan Jay [email_address] Technical Solutions Manager PretaWeb

2. Big Blue Button

3. SDK Approach Download Try Build Deploy … watch money roll in

4. VPS's are now cheap! Thanks Rails and Xen First get a server with root access linode, RackSpaceCloud, Amazon ec2, etc RackSpace cloud $11USD/m 256MB up in 2min

5. Linux is intimidating At least it was for me...

7. Low assumed knowledge

8. Controllable (source control, pinning versions)

9. Automate

10. Help us manager many different servers

11. Use Buildout: base.cfg [buildout] parts = myapp [myapp] recipe = zc.recipe.egg eggs = choice.bro.app $ buildout init $ bin/buildout -N -c base.cfg

12. Put collective.hostout in devel.cfg [ buildout ] extends = base. cfg parts += myslice [ myslice ] recipe = collective. hostout host= myproj . slicehost . com buildout = prod . cfg

13. Buildout and then deploy $ bin/buildout -N -c devel.cfg Develop: 'myproj/src/choice.bro.app' Updating zope2. Updating fake eggs Updating instance. Installing myslice. $ bin/hostout deploy myslice

14. What it does Pin versions Release develop eggs Upload as needed Bootstrap server if needed Run pre-commands Run buildout Run post-commands

15. Hostout – with source control Doesn't need access to svn or git on the server

16. Plugins [hostdefaults] pre-commands = apt-get install libxml post-commands = [ myslice ] recipe = collective. hostout extends - hostdefaults collective.hostout:supervisor collective.hostout:ubuntu fabfiles = ${buildout:directory}/config/customfabfile.py host= myproj . slicehost . com buildout = prod . cfg

18. Joels zopeskel UI – Integrate – blue button

19. Transfer databases and backup

20. Ubuntu plugin, suse, redhat etc

21. Amazon,rackspace cloud api plugin

22. Integrate with source control/mr.developer

23. Rollback

24. Finish tests http://plone.org/products/collective.hostout