kasramp/gopher-server

Gopher Server

Gopher Server

A simple Gopher Server built on top of Pituophis.

How to run

First create a virtual env:

$ python3 -m venv venv

Then activate it,

$ source env/bin/activate

Install the dependencies:

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Finally, run the server:

$ python3 server.py

To access the server, you need a Gopher capable browser such as Lynx or Gophie. Once you have that in place, open gopher://127.0.0.1:/7070 and you should see the home page.

To modify the content, just go to the home_page directory and apply the changes.

A good place to learn about gopher page syntax if you are not familiar with it, here.

To deactivate virtual environment:

$ deactivate

Useful commands

Generate requirement.txt file:

$ pip3 freeze > requirements.txt

To install from the dependency file:

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt