restful

RESTful file uploader over HTTPS and Basic auth

Usage

Change public directory permission

$ sudo chmod 777 public

Generate self-signed certificate

$ openssl genrsa 2048 > cert.key
$ openssl req -x509 -new -days 3650 -key cert.key -subj "/CN=localhost" -out cert.crt

Launch the server

The server requires root privledge, so use sudo as below:

$ sudo python restful.py 10443

If the port number is omitted, tcp/10443 is used.

The server runs with nobody:nogroup priviledge.

Operate by curl

upload
$ curl -v -k -u admin -T foo.txt https://localhost:10443/

delete
$ curl -v -k -u admin -X DELETE https://localhost:10443/foo.txt

download
$ curl -v -k -u admin https://localhost:10443/foo.txt

Operate by web browsers

https://localhost:10443/post shows alternative POST form to perform PUT/DELETE operation.