Running Django on [[http://pypy.org/ | PyPy]] boils down to installing both and running Django with `pypy` instead of `python`. Download a [[http://pypy.org/ | PyPy]] binary from http://pypy.org/download.html and follow the install instructions there. Run Django the usual way with [[http://pypy.org/ | PyPy]]: {{{ pypy ./manage.py syncdb pypy ./manage.py runserver }}} [[http://pypy.org/ | PyPy]] [[http://speed.pypy.org/timeline/?ben=django|runs the templating engine faster]] than CPython, but so far DB access is slower for some drivers. Some C-based DB drivers don't work with [[http://pypy.org/ | PyPy]]. See the [[https://bitbucket.org/pypy/compatibility/wiki/Home#!db-adaptors | Compatibility Wiki]] for an overview of what works.