How to Deploy a Flask App to Linux (Apache and WSGI)
So you built a sweet Flask app and you’re wondering how to push it to production? In this video I walk through deploying a Flask application to a Linux (Ubuntu) and Apache2 web server using the mod_wsgi Apache module.
0:00 – Intro
0:12 – The Flask app we’ll be deploying
00:58 – Upload the app files to your server
1:54 – SSH into the server, install virtual environment
3:22 – Create the WSGI config file
5:49 – Create a VirtualHost config file
8:16 – Enable the new VirtualHost config
8:53 – Install the WSGI Apache module
9:54 – How to debug errors if the Flask app won’t run
10:39 – Test the app again – success!
10:58 – Final comments, peace out ✌🏻
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WEB HOSTING – VIRTUAL PRIVATE SERVER (VPS)
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INSTALL APACHE2
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-the-apache-web-server-on-ubuntu-20-04
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Intro music produced by Connor Curley
by Luke Peters
linux web server
