Documenting the Elastic Beanstalk integration

README.rst

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Features
 * Works with Python 2.7.x or 3.5.x
 * Run tests with unittest or py.test
 * Customizable PostgreSQL version
+* Experimental support Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
 
 
 Optional Integrations
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ Answer the prompts with your own desired options_. For example::
     4 - Apache Software License 2.0
     5 - Not open source
     Choose from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [1]: 1
+    use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental: n
 
 Enter the project and take a look around::
 

cookiecutter.json

@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
     "js_task_runner": ["Gulp", "Grunt", "None"],
     "use_lets_encrypt": "n",
     "open_source_license": ["MIT", "BSD", "GPLv3", "Apache Software License 2.0", "Not open source"],
-    "use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental": "y"
+    "use_elasticbeanstalk_experimental": "n"
 }

docs/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Deployment with Elastic Beanstalk
+==========================================
+
+.. index:: Elastic Beanstalk
+
+Warning: Experimental
+---------------------
+
+This is experimental. For the time being there will be bugs and issues. If you've never used Elastic Beanstalk before, please hold off before trying this option.
+
+On the other hand, we need help cleaning this up. If you do have knowledge of Elastic Beanstalk, we would appreciate the help. :)
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+* awsebcli
+
+Instructions
+-------------
+
+```
+# creates the directory of environments (servers)
+eb init -p python3.4 {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+
+# Creates the environment (server) where the app will run
+eb create {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+# Note: This will fail on a postgres error, because postgres doesn't exist yet
+
+# Make sure you are in the right environment
+eb list
+
+# If you are not in the right environment
+eb use {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+
+# Set the environment variables
+python ebsetenv.py
+
+# Go to EB AWS config. Create new RDS database (postgres, 9.4.9, db.t2.micro)
+# Get some coffee, this is going to take a while
+
+# Deploy again
+eb deploy
+
+# Take a look
+eb open
+```
+
+FAQ
+-----
+
+Why Not Use Docker on Elastic Beanstalk?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Because I didn't want to add an abstraction (Docker) on top of an abstraction (Elastic Beanstalk). 

docs/index.rst

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Contents:
    faq
    troubleshooting
    my-favorite-cookie
+   deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk   
 
 Indices and tables
 ==================

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst

@@ -143,31 +143,8 @@ See detailed `cookiecutter-django Docker documentation`_.
 Elastic Beanstalk
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+See detailed `cookiecutter-django Elastic Beanstalk documentation`_.
 
-```
-# creates the directory of environments (servers)
-eb init -p python3.4 {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+.. _`cookiecutter-django Docker documentation`: http://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.html
 
-# Creates the environment (server) where the app will run
-eb create {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
-# Note: This will fail on a postgres error, because postgres doesn't exist yet
-
-# Make sure you are in the right environment
-eb list
-
-# If you are not in the right environment
-eb use {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
-
-# Set the environment variables
-python ebsetenv.py
-
-# Go to EB AWS config. Create new RDS database (postgres, 9.4.9, db.t2.micro)
-# Get some coffee, this is going to take a while
-
-# Deploy again
-eb deploy
-
-# Take a look
-eb open
-```
 {% endif %}