diff --git a/docs/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi.txt b/docs/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi.txt index 7f68485dff..ead04a4643 100644 --- a/docs/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi.txt +++ b/docs/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi.txt @@ -88,12 +88,20 @@ Using mod_wsgi daemon mode ========================== "Daemon mode" is the recommended mode for running mod_wsgi (on non-Windows -platforms). See the `official mod_wsgi documentation`_ for details on setting -up daemon mode. The only change required to the above configuration if you use -daemon mode is that you can't use ``WSGIPythonPath``; instead you should use -the ``python-path`` option to ``WSGIDaemonProcess``, for example:: +platforms). To create the required daemon process group and delegate the +Django instance to run in it, you will need to add appropriate +``WSGIDaemonProcess`` and ``WSGIProcessGroup`` directives. A further change +required to the above configuration if you use daemon mode is that you can't +use ``WSGIPythonPath``; instead you should use the ``python-path`` option to +``WSGIDaemonProcess``, for example:: WSGIDaemonProcess example.com python-path=/path/to/mysite.com:/path/to/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages + WSGIProcessGroup example.com + +See the official mod_wsgi documentation for `details on setting up daemon +mode`_. + +.. _details on setting up daemon mode: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/QuickConfigurationGuide#Delegation_To_Daemon_Process .. _serving-files: