How to use uWSGI Avahi plugin in Ubuntu
Step-by-step how-to to use uWSGI Avahi plugin for GNU/Linux (tested on Ubuntu 17.04/17.10).
Development with uWSGI (3 part series)
- How to use uWSGI with Python3.6 in Ubuntu
- How to use uWSGI Avahi plugin in Ubuntu
- How to use uWSGI with Python 3.7 in Ubuntu 18
The Avahi uWSGI plugin (github.com/20tab/uwsgi-avahi) allows your instances to register services in your mDNS system.
$ sudo apt install \
libavahi-client-dev \
uwsgi \
uwsgi-src
$ cd ~
$ export PYTHON=python3.6
$ uwsgi --build-plugin \
https://github.com/20tab/uwsgi-avahi
$ sudo mv \
avahi_plugin.so \
/usr/lib/uwsgi/plugins/avahi_plugin.so
$ sudo chmod 644 \
/usr/lib/uwsgi/plugins/avahi_plugin.so
Configuring your .ini
file like:
[uwsgi]
…
project_name = paulox
socket = 127.0.0.1:0
subscribe-to = 127.0.0.1:5005:%(project_name).local
plugins = avahi
avahi-register = %(project_name).local
After starting your emperor you can view some similar messages on your log:
…
Avahi Server Version: avahi 0.6.32
[uwsgi-avahi] registered record paulox.local CNAME ubuntu.local
…