Shutdown software enables temporary site closure for maintenance purposes.
If you're looking for a way to temporarily shut down your site and display a custom maintenance page to your users, django-maintenancemode is the perfect middleware to achieve this. The application allows you to put your site in maintenance mode while you can still use it yourself.
Installation of this application is very easy and can be done in a few simple steps. You can download django-maintenancemode from the provided link or install it using the following command: python setup.py install. In your Django settings file, you need to add a line for maintenancemode to your MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES, ensuring it comes after the AuthenticationMiddleware. Here's an example:
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware',
'maintenancemode.middleware.MaintenanceModeMiddleware',
)
The application works similarly to handling 404 or 500 errors in Django. It adds a handler503 which can be overridden in your main urls.py or you can add a 503.html to your templates directory. In your Django settings file, add a variable called MAINTENANCE_MODE and set it to True to activate the middleware.
If you don't configure certain settings in your own project settings.py file, django-maintenancemode will use default values. For example, the MAINTENANCE_MODE variable is a boolean that enables or disables maintenance mode. By default, it is set to False.
It's worth noting that if a logged-in user is a staff member, the maintenance page will not be displayed to them. Similarly, if a user's IP is in INTERNAL_IPS, the maintenance page will not be shown either. Overall, django-maintenancemode is an excellent application that is incredibly easy to set up and use, and is a must-have for anyone who needs to put their site in maintenance mode.
Installation of this application is very easy and can be done in a few simple steps. You can download django-maintenancemode from the provided link or install it using the following command: python setup.py install. In your Django settings file, you need to add a line for maintenancemode to your MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES, ensuring it comes after the AuthenticationMiddleware. Here's an example:
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware',
'maintenancemode.middleware.MaintenanceModeMiddleware',
)
The application works similarly to handling 404 or 500 errors in Django. It adds a handler503 which can be overridden in your main urls.py or you can add a 503.html to your templates directory. In your Django settings file, add a variable called MAINTENANCE_MODE and set it to True to activate the middleware.
If you don't configure certain settings in your own project settings.py file, django-maintenancemode will use default values. For example, the MAINTENANCE_MODE variable is a boolean that enables or disables maintenance mode. By default, it is set to False.
It's worth noting that if a logged-in user is a staff member, the maintenance page will not be displayed to them. Similarly, if a user's IP is in INTERNAL_IPS, the maintenance page will not be shown either. Overall, django-maintenancemode is an excellent application that is incredibly easy to set up and use, and is a must-have for anyone who needs to put their site in maintenance mode.
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