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Python Django Gunicorn

Prerequisites​

Python 3+

Installation​

  1. Install dependencies:

    pip install ddtrace

  2. Initializes the Datadog tracer when your application starts:

    ddtrace-run gunicorn sample_app.wsgi -c gunicorn.conf.py

  3. Modify the application run command as follows:

    # send traces to CubeAPM
    DD_TRACE_AGENT_URL=http://<ip_address_of_cubeapm_server>:3130 \
    DD_SERVICE=<app_name> \
    # optional settings
    DD_ENV=UNSET \
    DD_VERSION=1.2.3 \
    DD_TAGS=mykey1:myvalue1,mykey2:myvalue2 \
    ddtrace-run gunicorn sample_app.wsgi -c gunicorn.conf.py

Sample Application​

A working example is available at https://github.com/cubeapm/sample_app_python_django_gunicorn/tree/datadog.

Troubleshooting​

The following can be used for debugging:

# Print Datadog tracer startup logs on screen
DD_TRACE_STARTUP_LOGS=true
# Enable Datadog tracer debug logging if needed to see detailed logs
DD_TRACE_DEBUG=true