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How can I install Django in a server without shell access?

4th February 2012

My answer to How can I install Django in a server without shell access? on Quora

I don’t think you can.

Decent VPS hosting is pretty cheap these days. You could also try a specialist Django host such as http://ep.io/

Posted 4th February 2012 at 11:32 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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