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#Video

[Here](http://ntechglobal.com/web2casts/install_web2py.mov) is a video by CJ.

#Instructions
(by coconutrandom)

You should have Putty by now, right? If not by all means get it form 
[here](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
You also need Firefox and Switchproxy.

1) log into your control panel and make your domain name

2)go to app and add a type "Custom Install script", click "View/hide
script" and paste this:

#!/bin/env python2.4
    import random
    import sys

from webfaction.api import *

def create():
        # Create application.
        app = api.create_app(app_name, 'custom_app_with_port')

api.system((
          # Download web2py.
          'wget -q http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/examples/static/web2py_src.zip;'
          'unzip -q web2py_src.zip;'

'mv web2py/* .;'
           'python2.5 web2py.py > /dev/null 2>&1;'

# Cleanup
           'rm web2py_src.zip;'
           'rmdir web2py/;'
        ))

# Create start_web2py.py.
        start_web2py = """#!/bin/env python2.5

from gluon.main import HttpServer
    HttpServer(port=%(port)s,password="<recycle>").start()

""" % app
        api.write_file('start_web2py.py', start_web2py)

# Create cron job.
        api.create_cronjob('*/%s * * * * %s' % (1, cron_job))

print app['id']

def delete():
        # Stop web2py.
        cmd = (
            'cd %s/webapps/%s/;'
            'ls httpserver.pid > /dev/null 2>&1 && kill `cat httpserver.pid` > /dev/null '
            '2>&1;'
        )
        api.system(cmd % (api.account['home_dir'], app_name))

# Delete application and cron job.
        api.delete_app(app_name)
        api.delete_cronjob(cron_job)

if __name__ == '__main__':
        action, username, password, server, app_name, autostart,
        extra_info = sys.argv[1:]

api = API(username, password, server)

cron_job = (
          'cd %s/webapps/%s/;'
          'ls httpserver.pid > /dev/null 2>&1 && ps -p `cat httpserver.pid` > /dev/null '
          '2>&1 || /usr/local/bin/python2.5 start_web2py.py > /dev/null 2>&1 &'
        ) % (api.account['home_dir'], app_name)

try:
            locals()[action]()
        except APIError, e:
            print e.message
            sys.exit()

3) Move your local password file, `parameters_XXXX.py`, into the web2py folder, replace XXXX with the port number.

4) go to Sites, add TWO new sites, one with http and one https. Both
with your newly created App. They will need different names, but I
just append an `_s` to the name of the https one.

5) Open Putty and type in your server name for a ssh connection, then
under Connection > SSH > Tunnels add a Dynamic Port with the port of
your newly created App.

6) Go back to Sessions and type a name for this session and Save it.

7) Connect!

7) In SwitchProxy go to Manage > Add > Standard type in SOCKS Proxy
127.0.0.1 and your App port, IMPORTANT: Make sure you delete
"localhost, 127.0.0.1" from "No Proxy for" on the bottom.

8) Give it a label and Ok and select it to use

9) Now goto http://127.0.0.1:[YourAppPort]/

10) Profit!!

AlterEgo

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