FreeBSD Python FastCGI Init Script

Save as /etc/rc.d/python_fcgi:

#!/bin/sh
# PROVIDE: python fcgi start up script

. /etc/rc.subr

name="python_fcgi"
rcvar=${name}_enable

project_path="/path/to/your/django/project"
pidfile=/var/run/python-fcgi.pid

load_rc_config ${name}

[ -z "$python_fcgi_enable" ] && python_fcgi_enable="NO"

command=/usr/local/bin/python
command_args="${project_path}/manage.py runfcgi \
    maxchildren=10 maxspare=5 minspare=2 \
    method=prefork socket=/tmp/python_fcgi.sock \
    pidfile=${pidfile} --pythonpath=${project_path}"

python_fcgi_stop() {
    echo "Stopping $name."
    pids=`cat /var/run/python_fcgi.pid`
    kill ${pids}
    wait_for_pids $pids
}

run_rc_command "$1"
chown www:www /tmp/python_fcgi.sock

Configuration

Add to /etc/rc.conf:

python_fcgi_enable="YES"