gunicorn + nginx: Server via socket or proxy?

Question

I\'ve seen two strategies for hosting a django application with gunicorn and nginx.

One strategy is to run gunicorn on a network port. For example (from http://goodcode

Answer 1

Socket traffic will be an easy choice if both your webserver and app server(wsgi) exist on the same machine. However you will need network ports over network connections as sockets cannot work over network so..

1. If webserver and appserver lie on same machine - GO SOCKET
2. If webserver and appserver are on network - GO PORTS