running web2py scheduler in production

Question

I know that I can run the scheduler manually by using

python web2py.py -K myapp

But where should this be specified in production environment? I am using standard web2py deployment script for apache, on ubuntu.

Answer 1

With Ubuntu 12.04 I make it manually:

1. in /etc/init directory create web2py-scheduler.conf file:

   description     "Web2py scheduler"
   start on filesystem or runlevel [2345]
   stop on runlevel [!2345]
   
   respawn
   respawn limit 8 60
   
   exec sudo -u user <path_to_web2py>/web2py.py -K <your_app>
   

2. in /etc/init.d exec:

   ln -s /lib/init/upstart-job web2py-scheduler

3. (optional, only if you want manual startup) in /etc/init directory create the web2py-scheduler.override file:

   manual