ff-cookies

Configuring the Server

1. Install Required Packages:

• sudo apt update
• sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv

2. Create a Virtual Environment and Install Flask and Flask-cors:

• python3 -m venv ff-cookies
• source ff-cookies/bin/activate
• pip install Flask requests
• pip install flask-cors

3. Run the Flask App

• python app.py

4. Ensure the port is open

• sudo ufw allow 5000/tcp

5. Check if host machine can reach server

• curl http://your_server_ip_here:5000

6. Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy (Optional):

/etc/nginx/sites-available/myflaskapp

server { listen 80; server_name your_domain_or_IP; location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; } }

• sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myflaskapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
• sudo nginx -t
• sudo systemctl restart nginx

Accessing the Server

1. Login to the server (credentials required)
2. Navigate to /home/xyz_admin/
3. Activate the virtual environment: source ff-cookies/bin/activate
4. Navigate to /home/repos/ff-cookies/
5. Star the server: python3 app.py

Setup the Server to Run as a Service

1. Create a systemd Service File: sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/flaskapp.service
2. Add the following code to the flaskapp.service file you just made:

[Unit] Description=Flask Application After=network.target [Service] User=yourusername WorkingDirectory=/path/to/your/flaskapp ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/flaskapp/app.py Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Reload systemd and Start the Service

• sudo systemctl daemon-reload
• sudo systemctl start flaskapp.service
• sudo systemctl enable flaskapp.service

4. Check the Status of the Service: sudo systemctl status flaskapp.service
5. Need to debug? Use: journalctl -u flaskapp.service -b