cannot access django development server running on Linode from outside

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I just setup a django development server on a Linode and wanted to access it from outside. The server is running on port 8000. But the linode is not allowing me to access this port from outside.

I checked that iptables didn't have any rule set to block the traffic.

Is there some specific place where I need to configure the list of ports on which HTTP traffic is allowed from outside?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '11 at 21:00

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By default the Django dev server binds to 127.0.0.1. Bind it to 0.0.0.0 instead. But keep in mind that the dev server is a pile of bleep that's not for production use.

answered Apr 24 '11 at 21:00

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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+1 - You can bind to 0.0.0.0 or to a single IP if you have many interfaces. You can also change the port number if you need to with `manage.py runserver IP:port_number` – laurent Apr 24 '11 at 22:27
Thanx a lot.. It was my silly mistake :) – Shailesh Kumar Apr 25 '11 at 04:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '11 at 22:10

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too add to what ignacio said.. the full command is

./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

answered Apr 24 '11 at 22:10

Mike

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yes. This command perfectly works. – Shailesh Kumar Apr 25 '11 at 04:37

cannot access django development server running on Linode from outside

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