Linux-project

This project is to learn how to deploy an app to a Linux server.

• 1: Set up an Amazon Lightsail account
• 2: Create an instance
• 3: Upgrade installed packages
• 4: Install additional packages to make app work
  • 1: Finger
  • 2: Apache2
  • 3: WSGI
  • 4: PostgreSQL
  • 5: Flask
  • 6: Git
• 5: Create user grader with sudo access
• 6: Using the postgresql shell Create Database
• 7: Create User catalog with password 'letmein' for db
• 8: Clone GitHub repo to /var/www/Catalog
• 9: Use python program to setup & populate Database
• 10: Change coding where it refers to SQLite to PostgreSQL
• 11: Create a WSGI file
• 12: Edit catalog.conf file with IP address
• 13: Generate key pair for grader
• 14: Create dir .ssh/authorized_keys for grader and copy public key to it
• 15: Write this READme file
• 16: Copy & paste private key for grader into notes for reviewer

IP Address & ssh port

• static IP address: 18.188.98.244
• ssh Port: 2200

Complete URL found with Reverse DNS Lookup

• ec2-18-188-98-244.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com

Helpful 3rd Party Resources

• Google(of course)
• Udacity forum
• Digital Ocean
• PostgreSQL Documentation
• Computerhelp.com
• Slack office hours
• askubuntu.com