This document discusses how automation with tools like Fabric and Python can make developers, QAs, and admins more efficient. It introduces Fabric, a Python library for automating system administration tasks and deployment over SSH. Fabric allows tasks like server setup, project creation, and deployment to be automated. An example shows using Fabric to add a new user. The document demonstrates how Fabric scripts can be used to automate starting a new Django project on a server, setting it up, deploying the code, and running the application. Links are provided to Fabric documentation and example scripts.

1. Automation, Fabric and
Django...
...or how to make our lives better

2. About me
eng. Ilian Iliev
● Web Developer for 8 years
● Python/Django fan for 3 years
● Ubuntu user for 2 years
● Part of Cybert Arts Web Team
● iiliev@melontech.com
● http://ilian.i-n-i.org
● https://github.com/IlianIliev/

3. Repetition
"Repetition leads to boredom, boredom to
horrifying mistakes, horrifying mistakes to
God-I-wish-I-was-still-bored" Will Larson

4. Automation
● Daily tasks
● Server setup
● System update/maintenance tasks
● New project creation
● Deployment procedures
All of the above on multiple stations all around
the world cloud

5. Show me the Money
or
What we Gain
Developers QAs Admins
● easy deployment ● new build here and now ● less work
● less mistakes ● automate smoke test ● move server setup in the
● no more begging the process hands of the developers
admins ● no more "make me a
new build" requests
● focus only on specific
problems

6. Fabric
Fabric is a Python (2.5 or higher) library and
command-line tool for streamlining the use of
SSH for application deployment or systems
administration tasks.

7. Why Fabric
● It is Python(Python is awesome)
● It is simple
● It is light
● It is quick
● It is useful

8. Simple Example ...
from fabric.api import run
def host_type():
run('uname -s')
#fab -H localhost, linuxbox host_type

9. ... and Advanced One
from fabric.api import sudo
def add_user(user, make_sudoer = False):
with settings(warn_only=True):
result = sudo('useradd -m %s' % (user))
if not result.failed:
if make_sudoer:
sudo('echo "%s ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers' % user)
password = generate_password()
sudo('echo "%s:%s" | chpasswd' % (user, password))
return password
return False

10. PHP Web Applications
Web Server PHP Files DB

11. Python Web Applications
Web Server uWSGI Python App DB

12. The Tools
● Ubuntu
● Python
● Fabric
● Virtual environment
● Django
● Nginx
● uWSGI
● MySQL
● GIT

13. Starting New Project
1. Isolation - virtualenv
2. Install required packages
3. Custom settings - project template
4. Database setup
5. Nginx/uwsgi files creation

14. Your Box(in the Cloud)
● VPS
● OS Image
● SSH

15. From pure box to working server
1. Install required packages
2. Setup database server
3. Deploy application
4. Run application
5. Go to celebrate

16. Demo
fab -H <host> -f <fabfile location> startproject:<project_name>
fab -H <host> -f <fabfile location> setup_server
fab -H <host> -f <fabfile location> deploy_project:<project_name>,<repo_url>

17. Links & Copyrights
Fabric: http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.4.3/index.html
Fabric scripts used during presentation: https://github.
com/IlianIliev/ubuntu-fabric-and-django
Icons copyrights belongs to:
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