Link to the youtube video: https://youtu.be/iJrUiem10iI
I have developed a Django application that includes features like downloading YouTube videos (using yt-dlp) and potentially converting file formats.
The Problem:
The application runs perfectly fine on my local machine using python manage.py runserver. I can access the views, for example at http://127.0.0.1:8000/converter/, and the functionality works as expected.
However, after deploying the application to PythonAnywhere (using the free tier), I encounter an error. When I try to access my site at https://kristjan.pythonanywhere.com/ or the specific app URL https://kristjan.pythonanywhere.com/converter/, I get a generic PythonAnywhere error page stating:
Something went wrong :-(
Something went wrong while trying to load this website; please try again later.
Error code: Unhandled Exception
Self-note: The error page provides links to logs, which should contain the specific traceback.
What I've Done and Checked:
Local Server: Confirmed the app works correctly locally via runserver. The URL http://127.0.0.1:8000/converter/ loads the correct index.html template.
Virtual Environment: Created a virtualenv on PythonAnywhere at /home/Kristjan/.virtualenvs/djangoappvirtualenv. I activated this virtualenv and installed all necessary packages (Django, yt-dlp, etc., matching my local environment as closely as possible) using pip install -r requirements.txt (or individually) within a PythonAnywhere console.
Database Setup:
Configured the default DATABASES setting in settings.py to use the standard db.sqlite3 file located within my project directory (/home/Kristjan/djangoapp/db.sqlite3).
Successfully ran python manage.py migrate within a PythonAnywhere console (while the virtualenv was active) to initialize the database schema.
PythonAnywhere Web Tab Configuration: Source Code: Set to /home/Kristjan/djangoapp (where my manage.py and project/app directories are).
Working Directory: Set to /home/Kristjan/. (Could this mismatch with the source code directory be an issue?)
WSGI Configuration File: Path is /var/www/kristjan_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py. Contents verified (see below).
Virtualenv: Correctly linked to /home/Kristjan/.virtualenvs/djangoappvirtualenv.
Static Files: Mappings for /static/ and /media/ are configured to point within my /home/Kristjan/djangoapp/ directory structure.
WSGI File (/var/www/kristjan_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py):
import os
import sys
# add project directory to the sys.path
project_home = '/home/Kristjan/djangoapp' # Path to directory containing manage.py
if project_home not in sys.path:
sys.path.insert(0, project_home)
# ensure the project's parent directory is also findable for imports if needed
# sys.path.insert(1, os.path.dirname(project_home)) # Sometimes needed depending on structure
# set environment variable for settings
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'djangoapp.settings' # Project is named 'djangoapp'
# serve django via WSGI
from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()
Use code with caution.
Python
settings.py (/home/Kristjan/djangoapp/djangoapp/settings.py):
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['kristjan.pythonanywhere.com']
DEBUG = True (Temporarily, hoping for better errors, but still get the generic page).
INSTALLED_APPS includes my app 'converter'.
DATABASES configured for sqlite3 as mentioned above.
URL Configuration: Confirmed main urls.py includes converter.urls under the /converter/ path, and converter/urls.py defines the paths shown working locally. (Structure details available if needed).
File Structure: Verified the project structure on PythonAnywhere matches my local setup and the standard Django layout.
Reloaded Web App: Clicked the "Reload" button on the PythonAnywhere Web tab multiple times after configuration checks and changes.
Environment:
PythonAnywhere Python: 3.10 (from Web Tab)
Local Django Version: [e.g., 5.1.1 - specify your version]
PythonAnywhere Django Version: [Specify version installed in venv - ensure compatibility]
Question:
What is the problem, How to fix the problem?
Web application URL: Kristijan.pythonanywhere.com
link to the logs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wg7PKjfU_jiw3U2t_hbK7E75k-OnoqiH?usp=sharing
