http://stage.vambenepe.com/archives/863 http://www.throwingbeans.org/django_screencasts.html for wsgi Why Django? http://www.frameworkcloud.com/python_frameworks_deployment_tutorial Django's closes competitors are other Python frameworks: Plone Zope Database Django comes with "sqlite", a file-based database. So it's good for experimenting with Django. MySQL is more robust PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server is not supported natively. Stack Apache with mod_python. Memory Cache memcashed Wiki Django's built-in wiki. MoinMoin Videos http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=1100000&fromSeriesID=110