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Tornado vs Apache for django?

I have a web application whose stack is Ubuntu + Apache/mod_wsgi + Django + MySQL, this web application faces heavy traffic, sometimes which leads to delay in response time and heavy CPU usage due to request queueing.

Will it be of any point if i replace Apache with Tornado ?

I am completely new to Tornado, so any text on how Tornado and django can be used will be helpful, in case it is suitable for my situation.

Thanks in adavance.

Solution

  • No, it doesn't make sense to replace Apache with Tornado. It is possible to run Django on Tornado, but that really only makes sense as part of a transition from pure Django to pure Tornado. If you want to keep Django you should stay with a dedicated WSGI server (if you're looking for alternatives to apache, consider gunicorn or uwsgi).