django-downtime 0.3

django-downtime is a small, simple, Django app to show a down page while you make upgrades.

Install

To install django-downtime:

pip install django-downtime

add to installed apps:

downtime

Add downtime middleware to the top your list of installed middlewares:

'downtime.middleware.DowntimeMiddleware',

Settings

Exempted Paths:

DOWNTIME_EXEMPT_PATHS = (
 '/admin',
 '/other_location_not_down',
)

Url Redirect

 DOWNTIME_URL_REDIRECT = "http://errors.mypage.com"

Templates

If no URL Redirect is specified a lame default template is rendered, this can be overridden by specificing a downtime/downtime.html template.


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Requirements:

· Python
· Django