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Gunicorn

Gunicorn (Green Unicorn) ek Python WSGI HTTP Server hai jo production me Python web applications…

Overview

Gunicorn — Quick Facts

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Property: Detail

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Full Name: Gunicorn (Green Unicorn)

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Type: WSGI HTTP Server

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Language: Python

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Infobox

📚 | Property | Detail | |---|---| | Full Name | Gunicorn (Green Unicorn) | | Type | WSGI…

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Itihaas aur Background

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Gunicorn Ruby ke Unicorn HTTP…

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Benoit Chesneau ne 2010 me create…

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Goal: Simple, reliable WSGI server…

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Naam "Green Unicorn" — Green =…

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WSGI Kya Hai

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Web server (Gunicorn) HTTP request…

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Request ko WSGI interface ke…

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Application response return karti…

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Server response client ko bhejta…

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Architecture — Pre-Fork Worker Model

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Master Process — PID file manage…

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Worker Process — Actual HTTP…

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Arbiter — Master ke andar ka…

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Socket — Master socket bind karta…

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Request Flow — Nginx + Gunicorn

🔑 `mermaid flowchart LR A["Client<br>(Browser / Mobile)"] -->|"HTTP/HTTPS"|…

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Worker Types

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sync — Default, simple apps,…

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gthread — Moderate concurrency…

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gevent — High concurrency, bahut…

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uvicorn — ASGI apps (FastAPI,…

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Configuration

🌟 Key Settings | Setting | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | bind | 127.0.0.1:8000 |…

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Deployment Pattern — Nginx + Gunicorn

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SSL/TLS termination — HTTPS handle…

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Static file serving — CSS, JS,…

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Load balancing — Multiple Gunicorn…

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Rate limiting — Request throttling

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Python WSGI/ASGI Servers Comparison

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Gunicorn — Simplest setup, most…

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uWSGI — Maximum features +…

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Uvicorn — ASGI native, FastAPI ke…

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Waitress — Windows support hai…

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Performance Tuning

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Worker count — (2 × CPU) + 1…

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Worker type — I/O-bound =…

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Max requests — Set karo (e.g.,…

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Timeout — 30s default; increase…

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Production Best Practices

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systemd ya Supervisor se Gunicorn…

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PID file — Process tracking ke…

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Graceful restart — Code deploy ke…

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Never run as root — Dedicated…

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Limitations

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Windows support nahi — Gunicorn…

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ASGI native nahi — Gunicorn WSGI…

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Static file serving — Gunicorn…

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HTTP/2 support nahi — Gunicorn…

Comparison

Python WSGI/ASGI Servers Comparison

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Gunicorn: WSGI (+ASGI via uvicorn…

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uWSGI: WSGI/ASGI

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Uvicorn: ASGI

Diagram

Visual Flow

📊 Diagram visualization — details in narration

Quiz — Question 1

Gunicorn ka sabse sahi definition kya hai?

Quick Quiz

Quiz — Question 2

Gunicorn ka 'Full Name' kya hai?

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Gunicorn

Gunicorn — Quick Facts

Property: Detail

Full Name: Gunicorn (Green Unicorn)

Type: WSGI HTTP Server

Language: Python

Infobox

Itihaas aur Background

Gunicorn Ruby ke Unicorn HTTP…

Benoit Chesneau ne 2010 me create…

Goal: Simple, reliable WSGI server…

Naam "Green Unicorn" — Green =…

WSGI Kya Hai

Web server (Gunicorn) HTTP request…

Request ko WSGI interface ke…

Application response return karti…

Server response client ko bhejta…

Architecture — Pre-Fork Worker Model

Master Process — PID file manage…

Worker Process — Actual HTTP…

Arbiter — Master ke andar ka…

Socket — Master socket bind karta…

Request Flow — Nginx + Gunicorn

Worker Types

sync — Default, simple apps,…

gthread — Moderate concurrency…

gevent — High concurrency, bahut…

uvicorn — ASGI apps (FastAPI,…

Configuration

Deployment Pattern — Nginx + Gunicorn

SSL/TLS termination — HTTPS handle…

Static file serving — CSS, JS,…

Load balancing — Multiple Gunicorn…

Rate limiting — Request throttling

Python WSGI/ASGI Servers Comparison

Gunicorn — Simplest setup, most…

uWSGI — Maximum features +…

Uvicorn — ASGI native, FastAPI ke…

Waitress — Windows support hai…

Performance Tuning

Worker count — (2 × CPU) + 1…

Worker type — I/O-bound =…

Max requests — Set karo (e.g.,…

Timeout — 30s default; increase…

Production Best Practices

systemd ya Supervisor se Gunicorn…

PID file — Process tracking ke…

Graceful restart — Code deploy ke…

Never run as root — Dedicated…

Limitations

Windows support nahi — Gunicorn…

ASGI native nahi — Gunicorn WSGI…

Static file serving — Gunicorn…

HTTP/2 support nahi — Gunicorn…

Python WSGI/ASGI Servers Comparison

Gunicorn: WSGI (+ASGI via uvicorn…

uWSGI: WSGI/ASGI

Uvicorn: ASGI

Visual Flow

See Also

Nginx

Django

Flask

Python

WSGI

ASGI

Quiz — Question 1

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