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The '''Gunicorn''' "Green Unicorn" is a [[Python (programming language)|Python]] [[Web Server Gateway Interface]] (WSGI) [[Web server|HTTP server]]. It is a pre-[[fork (operating system)|fork]] worker model, [[porting|ported]] from [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby's]] [[Unicorn (web server)|Unicorn]] project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with a number of [[web framework]]s, simply implemented, light on server resources and fairly fast.<ref>[http://gunicorn.org/ Gunicorn-Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX]</ref> |
The '''Gunicorn''' "Green Unicorn" is a [[Python (programming language)|Python]] [[Web Server Gateway Interface]] (WSGI) [[Web server|HTTP server]]. It is a pre-[[fork (operating system)|fork]] worker model, [[porting|ported]] from [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby's]] [[Unicorn (web server)|Unicorn]] project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with a number of [[web framework]]s, simply implemented, light on server resources and fairly fast.<ref>[http://gunicorn.org/ Gunicorn-Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX]</ref> |
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== Architecture == |
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Server Model |
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* Central Master Process to manage the workers |
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* Requests are handled by worker processes |
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* Components: |
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** Master |
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** Sync Workers |
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** Async Workers |
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** Tornado Workers |
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** AsyncIO Workers |
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== Features == |
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* Natively supports [[Web Server Gateway Interface|WSGI]], [[web2py]], [[Django (web framework)|Django]] and [[Python Paste|Paster]] |
* Natively supports [[Web Server Gateway Interface|WSGI]], [[web2py]], [[Django (web framework)|Django]] and [[Python Paste|Paster]] |
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* Automatic worker [[process management (computing)|process management]] |
* Automatic worker [[process management (computing)|process management]] |
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| Original author(s) | Benoit Chesneau |
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| Developer(s) | Gunicorn Developers |
| Initial release | 20 February 2010 |
| Stable release | 19.7.1
/ March 21, 2017[1] |
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| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Web server |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | www |
The Gunicorn "Green Unicorn" is a Python Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) HTTP server. It is a pre-fork worker model, ported from Ruby's Unicorn project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with a number of web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server resources and fairly fast.[2]
Architecture
Server Model
- Central Master Process to manage the workers
- Requests are handled by worker processes
- Components:
- Master
- Sync Workers
- Async Workers
- Tornado Workers
- AsyncIO Workers
Features
- Natively supports WSGI, web2py, Django and Paster
- Automatic worker process management
- Simple Python configuration
- Multiple worker configurations
- Various server hooks for extensibility
- Compatible with Python 2.6+ and Python 3.2+[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Releases - benoitc/gunicorn". Retrieved 12 April 2017 – via GitHub.
- ^ Gunicorn-Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
- ^ Gunicorn 19.3 Documentation: Requirements
External links
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