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+# Sample file for uswgi with mayan installed in a virtualenv mayan
+# with project directory mayan e.g. for use with nginx connecting via
+# local unix socket
+[uwsgi]
+#socket = 127.0.0.1:3031
+plugin = python
+chdir = /srv/mayan/projects/mayan/mayan-edms
+virtualenv = /srv/mayan/.virtualenvs/mayan
+env = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mayan.settings.production
+module = django.core.handlers.wsgi:WSGIHandler()
+processes = 4
+threads = 2
+stats = :9191
+buffer-size=32768
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