Django ignoring environment variables when run via uWSGI
django, uwsgi
Solution
It cannot work as bash config files are read by the bash. You have to set var in the emperor or in the vassal (the second one is a better approach). Just add
env=DJANGO_MODE=foobar
to your config (do not use whitespace).
Problem
I have a django website, that uses an environment variable, `DJANGO_MODE` to decide which settings to use - development or staging. The environment variable is in the `bashrc` and when running the app using the development server, everything works fine. But when I run the app using `uWSGI`, it doesn't seem to notice the environment variable and uses the default(development) settings instead of production. I run `uWSGI` in Emperor mode, and other than the environment variable ignoring, everything seems to be running fine. And yes, the user running `uWSGI` is the same for which the `bashrc` has `DJANGO_MODE` set. The command used to run `uWSGI` is - ``` exec uwsgi --emperor /etc/uwsgi/vassals --uid web_user --gid --web_user ``` And the `ini` file for the vassal - ``` [uwsgi] processes = 2 socket = /tmp/uwsgi.sock wsgi-file = /home/web_user/web/project_dir/project/wsgi.py chdir = /home/web_user/web/project_dir virtualenv = /home/web_user/.virtualenvs/production_env logger = syslog chmod-socket = 777 ```