Run manage.py from AWS EB Linux instance

As of February 2022 the solution is as follows:

$ eb ssh
$ sudo su -
$ export $(cat /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env | xargs)
$ source /var/app/venv/*/bin/activate
$ python3 /var/app/current/manage.py <command name>

$ export $(cat /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env | xargs) is needed to import your environment variables if you have a database connection (most likely you will)

TL;DR

This answer assumes you have installed EB CLI. Follow these steps:

1. Connect to your running instance using ssh.

eb ssh <environment-name>

2. Once you are inside your environment, load the environment variables (this is important for database configuration)

. /opt/python/current/env

If you wish you can see the environment variables using printenv.

3. Activate your virtual environment

source /opt/python/run/venv/bin/activate

4. Navigate to your project directory (this will depend on your latest deployment, so use the number of your latest deployment instead of XX)

cd /opt/python/bundle/XX/app/

5. Run the command you wish:

python manage.py <command_name>

Running example

Asumming that your environment name is my-env, your latest deployment number is 13, and you want to run the shell command:

eb ssh my-env # 1
. /opt/python/current/env # 2
source /opt/python/run/venv/bin/activate # 3
cd /opt/python/bundle/13/app/ # 4
python manage.py shell # 5

How to run manage.py from AWS Elastic Beanstalk AMI.

• SSH login to Linux (eb ssh)
  • (optional may need to run sudo su - to have proper permissions)
• source /opt/python/run/venv/bin/activate
• source /opt/python/current/env
• cd /opt/python/current/app
• python manage.py <commands>

Or, you can run command as like the below:

• cd /opt/python/current/app
• /opt/python/run/venv/bin/python manage.py <command>

With the new version of Python paths seem to have changed.

• The app is in /var/app/current
• The virtual environment is in /var/app/venv/[KEY]

So the instructions are:

1. SSH to the machine using eb shh
2. Check the path of your environment with ls /var/app/venv/. The only folder should be the [KEY] for the next step
3. Activate the environment with source /var/app/venv/[KEY]/bin/activate
4. Execute the command python3 /var/app/current/manage.py <command>

Of course Amazon can change it anytime.