Django 2.0 now available on Bitnami

We are happy to announce the release of Django 2.0.

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that helps developers to design clean and rapid software. Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language. The Bitnami Django Stack  significantly simplifies the deployment of Django since it includes ready-to-run versions of Python, Django, MySQL and Apache.

Bitnami Django Stack includes Django 2.0 running over the latest version of Python 3.

You will find these features in this new release amongst others:

• A simplified URL routing syntax that allows writing routes without regular expressions
• A responsive, mobile-friendly contrib.admin
• Window expressions to allow adding an OVER clause to querysets

You can visit the Django official releases notes for a full list of changes.

Do you want to try these new features? Deploy the Bitnami Django Stack in just one click. To get started, you can choose to run them on any of our all-in-one free native installers (for Linux, Windows and OS X) and virtual machines, or launch them in the cloud.

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Security Release: Django 1.8.10 and 1.9.3

The Django project has released new versions that fix two security issues:

CVE-2016-2512: Malicious redirect and possible XSS attack via user-supplied redirect URLs containing basic auth

CVE-2016-2513: User enumeration through timing difference on password hasher work factor upgrade

Read more about the security issues on the Django blog.

We want to let Bitnami users know that Django 1.8.10 and Django 1.9.3 installers, virtual machines and cloud images have been updated and released. We strongly suggest that you update your Django applications to the latest version.

Do you have questions about Bitnami Django or the security issues? Please post to our community forum and we will be happy to help.

Django 1.7.11 & 1.8.7 security release

The Django project has just released new versions that fix the security issue "CVE-2015-8213: Fixed settings leak possibility in date template filter".

Have questions about Bitnami Django or the security issue? Post to our community forum, and we would be happy to help.

Find out more here: Django blog post.

We want to let Bitnami users know that Django 1.7.11 and Django 1.8.7 installers, virtual machines and cloud images have been updated and released. It is strongly suggested that you update your Django to the latest version. 

New Bitnami Django Stack 1.8 released

Django, the Python Web framework, released the version 1.8 and we are happy to announce that this version is already available in Bitnami.

Django 1.8 has been designated as Django’s second "Long-Term Support" (LTS) release. It will receive security updates for at least three years after its release. This version has security enhancements and it supports multiple template engines and new data types. You can find the complete list of new features in the official release notes.

Bitnami Django is available as native installers (available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS),virtual machines and cloud images for Amazon EC2, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

You can start your first project by following the steps below: 

This command will create a new project in your current directory. 

$ django-admin.py startproject yourproject

You can start the new project by running the following commands.

$ cd ./yourproject
$ python manage.py runserver

The last command will start a Django development server, so you can develop things quickly without having to deal with configuring a production server.

Now that the server is running, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000 with your Web browser. When you see a “Welcome to Django” page, you'll know that it worked!

You can find more information about how to manage your installation on our wiki. Still have questions? We would be happy to answer them on our community forum.

Security fix: new Django stacks released

The Django project has just released new versions that fix a multiple vulnerabilities. You can find more info about these issue at the Django blog post.

We want to let Bitnami users know that all our Django platform stacks (Django 1.4.14, Django 1.5.9, Django 1.6.6) installers, virtual machines and cloud images have been updated and released. If you have already installed a version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment.

Security fix: Django applications updated on Bitnami

At the beginning of this week, new versions of Django were released to fix some security issues, which are a related to unexpected code-execution issue, a caching issue which can expose CSRF tokens, and a MySQL typecasting issue. We want to let Bitnami users know that all our Django platform stacks (Django 1.4.11, Django 1.5.6, Django 1.6.3) installers, virtual machines and cloud images have been updated and released.

Also, we have updated our Django applications (Pootle, Weblate, ReviewBoard and OSQA) and they are available to download.

For more details about these security issues please check the information provided in the official Django blog. If you have already installed a version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment

Security fix for Django and Review Board

Django 1.4.8 and 1.5.4 have been released to address a denial-of-service attack against Django's authentication framework. All users of Django are encouraged to upgrade immediately.

This security issue was reported through public channels and the Django team issued these security releases immediately, less than a week after the previous security fix announcement. More details can be found in the official Django announcement.

If you are running a BitNami Django-based application you can find how to upgrade Django on our wiki.

These Django releases are accompanied with the Review Board 1.7.14 release. Apart from updating to the latest security release for Django, this release of Review Board includes a handful of other bug fixes, including a small security fix affecting some users using private groups and repositories in the API. A complete list of fixes can be found in the Review Board release notes.

Our installers, virtual machine and cloud images for BitNami Django have already been updated. We will releasing an updated version for Review Board, Weblate and Pootle. We will also be removing older versions of the apps from existing cloud repositories such as Amazon and Azure, to prevent end users from inadvertently launching insecure versions of these apps.

Security fix for Django, new versions 1.4.7 and 1.5.3 released

Django project has just released new versions of Django. These releases address a directory-traversal vulnerability in one of Django's built-in template tags. While this issue requires some fairly specific factors to be exploitable, Django project encourages all users of Django to upgrade promptly.

We have released BitNami Django 1.4.7 and 1.5.3 installers, virtual machines and Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure cloud images that fix this issue.

BitNami Django stacks also ship the recently released PostgreSQL database version 9.3.0 and PostGIS 2.1.0.

If you have already installed a previous version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment or apply the appropriate patches.

New Django v1.4.6 and v1.5.2 released

Yesterday the Django project released new versions of Django 1.4 and 1.5 that fix two cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. We just updated both Django versions 1.4.6 and 1.5.2 with a fix for this issue and we continue working on updating all BitNami Django-based applications.

You can download free native installers for both versions of Django, virtual machines and Azure and Amazon EC2 cloud images.

You can find more information about the security issue at the official Django blog. If you already have installed a version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment or apply the appropriate patches that you can find in the above blog post.

Django 1.5 now available in BitNami

We are happy to announce that  Django 1.5 has been finally released and it is already available in BitNami. After a couple of developer  preview versions we are finally able to bring you the latest stable version of Django,  ready to use.

In case you have been living under a rock, Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

If you are not familiar already with BitNami DjangoStack, it is a free packaging offering that simplifies the development and deployment of Django and Python applications. You can download a native installer or a virtual machine. If you prefer you can also launch a cloud image in the Windows Azure or in the Amazon Cloud. BitNami stacks simplify the deployment and testing of open source web apps and are an ideal method to test the latest releases of your favorite projects, including Django.

The biggest new feature in Django 1.5 is the configurable User model. Another important new feature is that GeoDjango now supports PostGIS 2.0, which is already bundled in the BitNami DjangoStack. GeoDjango makes it simple to create geographic Web applications, like location-based services. You can check our GeoDjango Quickstart guide for details on how to use GeoDjango with PostGIS 2.0 on BitNami DjangoStack.

 
This version of BitNami DjangoStack includes ready-to-run versions of Apache 2.2 with mod_wsgi 3.3, SQLite 3.7, MySQL 5.5, PostgreSQL 9.2 with PostGIS 2.0 (only of Linux and Mac OS X), Python 2.7 and Django 1.5.

But there are much more in this Django release, as you can see in the release notes for this version. Watch out for some backwards incompatible changes

Enjoy!

New Django security issue, updated stacks

Yesterday the Django project released new versions of the project that fix important security issues. These new versions (1.4.4, 1.3.6 and 1.5c2) fix problems related to phishing, denial-of-service, information leakage and a range of XML vulnerabilities.

We have just released in BitNami updated stacks for all Django versions and we also upgraded all Django-based apps in our library.

         

       

You can find more information about the security issue at the official Django blog. If you already have installed a version of these applications please make sure that you update your environment or apply the appropriate patches.

Django 1.5 beta: GeoDjango support for PostGIS 2.0. Now all-in-one with BitNami.

The Django development team has recently released the first beta of the upcoming major version of the framework, Django 1.5. At BitNami, one of our goals is to simplify the testing of the latest versions of open source web applications and language runtimes. We are happy to announce that we have just also released our first BitNami DjangoStack with 1.5. It is completely self-contained and it will not conflict with your current development environment. You can download it, give a try and safely remove it when you are done.

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. If you are not familiar already with BitNami DjangoStack, it is a free packaging offering that simplifies the development and deployment of Django and Python applications.This version includes ready-to-run versions of Apache 2.2 with mod_wsgi 3.3, SQLite 3.7, MySQL 5.5, PostgreSQL 9.2 with PostGIS 2.0 (only of Linux and Mac OS X), Python 2.7 and Django 1.5. It can be deployed using all-in-one free native installers (for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows), virtual machines and Amazon Cloud Images.

The biggest new feature in Django 1.5 is the configurable User model. You can check the release notes for this version here.

Another important new feature is that GeoDjango now supports PostGIS 2.0, which is already bundled in the BitNami DjangoStack. GeoDjango makes it simple to create geographic Web applications, like location-based services. You can now check our GeoDjango Quickstart guide for details on how to use GeoDjango with PostGIS 2.0 on BitNami DjangoStack.

As a reminder, our bi-weekly contest is now open to Python web applications. If there is any application that you would like to see added to the BitNami Library visit our contest page. You can vote for the applications in our contest or also summit new applications.

BitNami Contest now open to Ruby and Python apps

We are holding a bi-weekly contest for deciding which apps we should be adding to the BitNami library.  Initially, it was restricted to PHP-based web applications. The first winners were TestLink and PhpCompta (still in the process of being packaged). We are happy to announce that you can now also vote for Ruby and Python web applications.

Each selected project will get free native installers, virtual machines and Amazon Cloud Images that will be kept up to date periodically. They will also get access to the hundreds of thousands of end users and developers that visit our site every month. An streamlined installation process and the extra exposure from BitNami tends to significantly raise the awareness of the winning project.

Take a minute to decide which PHP, Ruby or Python web application is packaged next by visiting our contest page.  Once you have voted, remember to share via the Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus buttons to encourage your friends to do the same. Good luck!

Weblate now available in BitNami

Weblate is now part of the BitNami library. Weblate is a web-based translation tool with tight Git integration. It features a simple and clean user interface, propagation of translations across subprojects, consistency checks and automatic linking to source files. Weblate is written in Python and powered by the Django application framework.

Weblate lets you handle several projects and languages simultaneously with an easy-to-use and clear interface.

Weblate dashboard

The list of features includes:

• Easy web-based translation
• Propagation of translations across sub-projects (for different branches)
• Tight git integration - every change is represented by Git commit
• Usage of Django's admin interface
• Upload and automatic merging of translation files
• Links to source files for context
• Allows to use machine translation services
• Message consistency checks
• Tunable access control
• Wide range of supported translation formats (Gettext, Qt, Java, Windows, Symbian and more)

You can now download free, ready to run native installers for OS X and Linux, virtual machines and Amazon EC2 images coming soon.

You can find more information about this project in its official web http://weblate.org and related documentation on http://weblate.readthedocs.org/en/latest/.

If you want your project to be featured as part of BitNami, you can propose it in our bi-weekly contest

Updated BitNami Django Stack

We have just released a new version of BitNami Django Stack. BitNami DjangoStack greatly simplifies the development and deployment of Django applications. It includes ready-to-run versions of Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Python and required dependencies, as well as the boto Python package that provides interfaces to Amazon Web Services. It can be deployed all-in-one free native installers, virtual machines and Amazon Cloud Images.

This version includes Django 1.4.2 which includes security fixes. For more details please visit https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2012/oct/17/security/.

We have also updated boto to 2.6.0 which adds support for Amazon Glacier, support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk, CORS support for Amazon S3, support for Reserved Instances Resale in Amazon EC2 and support for IAM Roles.

Enjoy!

Updated BitNami Django Stack Includes the Latest Security Fixes

While our focus at BitNami is on ease of use, we never want to sacrifice security and strive to always provide you with the latest stable and most secure versions of the applications that we package. Two days after the release of the latest Django version, v.1.4.1, which includes several several security fixes, we are happy to announce the release of an updated  BitNami Django Stack which includes the latest Django version. As always, the BitNami Django Stack is available free of charge as a native installer, VM and AMI for the Amazon Cloud. We are also working on updating our Django-based stacks (Review Board, OSQA and Pootle).

We have also taken this opportunity to update the Python interface to Amazon Web Services (boto) to the latest version (currently 2.5.2). Several important new features are included in this release, such as:

- Support for IAM Roles for EC2 Instances
- Added support for Capabilities in CloudFormation
- Spot instances in autoscaling groups
- Added tenancy option to run_instances
- Support for Amazon Cloudsearch Service.
- Support for Amazon's Marketplace Web Service.
- Latency-based routing for Route53
- Support for new domain verification features of SES.

A full list of recent improvements in the Python interface to Amazon Web Services is available on the project wiki.

BitNami is Coming to Windows Azure!

In connection with Microsoft’s release of new Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) capabilities to its cloud platform, we are very happy to announce that we are bringing your favorite BitNami apps to Windows Azure! In the very near future, we will be publishing two free images for Windows Azure, one focused on web development platforms and another with development environments.

The first image, BitNami DevPack,  provides an instant development environment for some of the most popular web development runtimes and servers, including PHP, Django, Ruby on Rails, Tomcat, MySQL, PostgreSQL and dozens of others. Everything you need to get started developing and hosting your own applications on Windows Azure is included in BitNami DevPack.

The other image, BitNami WebPack, includes ready to run versions of three of the most popular open source blog and CMS engines: WordPress, Drupal and Joomla!. It allows you to deploy full-featured websites in minutes which you can later customize with thousands of plugins and addons available for these platforms.

As with all BitNami Stacks, BitNami WebPack and DevPack for Azure are completely configured and ready-to-run, so you can have them up and running in minutes.

Sign up to be the among the first to know when these new images are available at: http://bitnami.org/azure. 

BitNami Django Stack Now Includes Python 2.7 and PostGIS Support

We are happy to report that BitNami Django Stack has been updated to include support for PostGIS and Python 2.7! While we already had this on our to-do list, feedback from several users inspired us to get it out the door earlier that planned. Thank you to everyone who took the time to let us know that they would like to see this, and please keep the feedback coming!

Note that currently, the built-in PostGIS integration is only for Linux and Mac OS X. You can manually install it on Windows (take a look at this). You may also want to check out our PostGIS Quick Start guide.

RHEL Support, BitNami Library Subscriptions, New Stacks & More - BitNami Announcement Roundup

This was quite a week for us here at BitNami - we had at least one announcement every day! In case you missed any of them, here is a roundup of all of the BitNami news from this week:

Run BitNami Apps on RHEL in the Cloud

In collaboration with Red Hat, we have published several of the most popular BitNami Stacks as RHEL-based AMIs for the Amazon Cloud! The BitNami applications currently available as RHEL-based AMIs are: Drupal, Joomla!, Dokuwiki, Moodle, eZ Publish, Gallery, Mantis, phpBB and Piwik, with support for Alfresco, JasperServer and other applications coming soon. We also added RHEL support to BitNami Cloud Hosting. Read the announcement.

Subscriptions to the BitNami Application Library for Private and Public Clouds

On Monday, we announced BitNami Application Library subscriptions, which brings BitNami to private and public clouds. With a BitNami Application Library subscription, cloud hosting companies and IT departments can bring the simplicity of BitNami application deployment to their own clouds! Read the announcement.

New BitNami Stack for Wordpress Multisite

The new BitNami WordPress Multisite Stack addresses one of the most popular requests in our forums - out-of-the-box support for Wordpress Multisite. A WordPress Multisite Network is similar to a WordPress blog but it lets you create more blogs on demand. It is a collection of sites that share the same WordPress installation, plugins and themes.  Read the announcement.

New BitNami Stack: Review Board for Code Review

We welcomed another new addition to the BitNami family this week: Review Board. It provides a powerful web-based code review tool that offers developers an easy way to handle code reviews. It scales well from small projects to large companies and offers a variety of tools to take much of the stress and time out of the code review process. As with all BitNami applications, Review Board is available as a native installer, virtual machine image and Amazon cloud template (AMI). Review Board will also soon be available in BitNami Cloud Hosting, allowing it to be deployed to the Amazon cloud in one click and have it automatically backed up and monitored. 

DynamoDB Support in BitNami DjangoStack

To round out the week's announcements, we updated the BitNami DjangoStack to include the Python interface to Amazon Web Services (boto). We have updated it to the latest version (2.2.1), which includes support for AWS latest service, Amazon DynamoDB. 

BitNami DjangoStack now supports DynamoDB

We recently included the Python interface to Amazon Web Services (boto) in the BitNami DjangoStack. We have updated it to the latest version (2.2.1), which includes support for AWS latest service, Amazon DynamoDB.

For more details about how to use boto with DynamoDB you can check the official boto documentation.

More details about DynamoDB itself can be found at the Amazon DynamoDB page.