/web_based_ssh_backend

Primary LanguagePython

Webssh Backend

This is a backend for an application that provides users with an SSH client in the browser.

Before you start

  • Copy .env.example to .env and change the attributes to fit your needs.
  • Create the file db.sqlite3 by running the command touch db.sqlite3.

Development version

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Installs dependencies.

Start the server

Make sure that start.sh is executable by running chmod +x start.sh

./start.sh

Runs the app in the development mode.
It can be accessed via http://localhost:8000.

The server will reload if you make edits.

Production Version

The production version is rolled out using Docker.

Installation

docker-compose build

Creates a container based on Alpine Linux and Python
to host the production version of the application.

Start

docker-compose up -d

Starts the Docker stack in detached mode.

By default the stack listens to port 8000 bound localhost.
The stack was designed to be used behind the reverse proxy Traefik.