Artechetype (terrible pun) is a grab-and-go starter django+js I use when making new digital projects. You're welcome to as well, and if you come across improvements, pull requests are welcome.

NOTE: This codebase is pretty much always evolving, and since it's for art projects, there's not a clear-cut roadmap. If you're using it, and one would be helpful, let me know!

Grab it and go

1. Set up your new repo, say github.com:myusername/mynewproject.git

2. Clone artechetype into a local directory.

   git clone [email protected]:skoczen/artechetype.git mynewproject.git
   

3. Set PROJECT_NAME, GITHUB_REPO and any other env settings you need in fabfile.py

4. Set up the your virtualenv, and pip install fabric

5. Set up your remotes manually, or by use the fab helper command.

   fab initial_setup
   

6. You're set.

   cd project
   ./manage.py runserver
   

Deploying to Heroku, with AWS for static media

I love heroku. It's easy, it scales well, and it takes care of most of the stuff I don't want to think about. Here's how to get artechetype running on it:

Preparing

1. Install the gem, if you don't already have it

   gem install heroku

2. Authenticate

   heroku login

3. Create the app

   heroku create --stack cedar mynewproject
   

4. I use this set of addons in almost every project

heroku addons:add custom_domains:basic heroku addons:add zerigo_dns:basic heroku addons:add memcache:5mb heroku addons:add logging:expanded heroku addons:add redistogo:nano ```

4. Set up your domains

   heroku domains:add www.mydomain.com
   heroku domains:add mydomain.com
   

5. Set your keys

   • If you have a private repo, you can set the keys directly in keys_and_passwords.py.
   • If you have a public repo:
     • You're best off setting them as environment variables in your deployment environment.

        heroku config:add AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=foo-bar-1
       

     • For local usage, set the keys in keys_and_passwords_private.py

   Keys you're likely want to set: bash heroku config:add AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=foo` heroku config:add AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=bar heroku config:add AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=myproject heroku config:add DB_PASSWORD=pass1234 # analytics settings.

Deploying

• fab deploy

Note: If you haven't created the AWS bucket, simply running ./manage.py sync_static will do it for you.