server

Flask-based server for file upload/download and messages.

Usage

cd services/web

First, install requirements with pip install -r requirements.txt

python3 app.py will run on port 5000

Docker for local development

Uses Flask development server.

1. Update the environment variables in the docker-compose.yml and .env.dev files.

2. Build the images and run the containers:

   docker-compose up -d --build

3. Navigate to http://localhost:5000/ to view the web application. The "web" folder is mounted into the container and your code changes apply automatically.

Note
Check for errors in the logs if this doesn't work via docker-compose logs -f.

Teardown

Bring down the development containers (and the associated volumes with the -v flag):

docker-compose down -v

Docker for production

Uses Gunicorn + nginx.

1. Update the environment variables in the docker-compose.prod.yml and .env.prod files.

2. Build the production images and spin up the containers:

   docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build

3. Ensure the app is up and running at http://localhost:1337. The "web/uploads" folder is mounted. To apply source code changes, the image must be re-built.

Note
Again, if the container fails to start, check for errors in the logs via docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs -f.

Features

• File upload/download
• Click to copy messages
• Display available storage
• Consistent text formatting (useful for code snippets)