A Flask web application that lets you turn the WiFi of your Connect Box on/off.
Because there are some Python modules to install, it's recommended to set up a Virtualenv for that.
sudo pip install virtualenv
Then, inside the project directory do
virtualenv -p python3 venv # Create venv
. venv/bin/activate # Activate venv
pip install -e . # Install dependencies from setup.py
deactivate # Deactivate venv
Flask has a built-in development server. While very convenient, it's generally
not recommended to run your app with this method in production. For one, even
with debug mode disabled, it's not the most performant or secure way of running
your app. Another problem is that if you want it to run on port 80, you'll have
to sudo the application and giving your potentially insecure webserver that
privilege can be dangerous.
But since you're going to be running the system inside your (hopefully)
protected LAN, this might be acceptable in just this special case.
If you think so, all you need to do is run the start script.
sudo ./start80.sh
With that, the main on/off interface can be reached by typing in the IP of your device in the browser, and the configuration interface to enter the router password is located at IP/config. Don't forget to set it up.
First, you're going to want to make sure to have Nginx installed.
sudo apt-get install nginx
No need to worry about Gunicorn, as it's a dependency that was already
installed with setup.py. Next, you may want to create a systemd service that
starts the Gunicorn instance at boot. There is already a service file
prepared, called connectboxcontrol.service. Check it out, as you may need
to change the username or the path where your project is located. After that,
you're ready to copy the file to the systemd directory and enable the service.
sudo cp connectboxcontrol.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start connectboxcontrol.service
sudo systemctl enable connectboxcontrol.service
Next, we'll set up Nginx. As before, the file nginx_config is all you need.
Open it and add the IP of your device at the appropriate location. Then you
can copy the file to where it needs to be, create a symlink for Nginx, test
for syntax errors and restart the Nginx service.
sudo cp nginx_config /etc/nginx/sites-available/connectboxcontrol
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/connectboxcontrol /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx
And that's it. You should now be able to find the main page by typing in the IP of your device in the browser, and the configuration interface to enter the router password is located at IP/config. Don't forget to set it up.
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