Local Requirements

setup.sh

• ssh
• rsync

AWS

• awscli

Remote Requirements

Packages (APT)

• vsftpd
• python3
• pip

Python Requirements

• flask
• flask-sqlalchemy
• waitress

Setup-Script

./setup.sh TARGET_IP_OR_DNS

The start script (setup.sh) performs the following task in this order:

• run apt update and install relevant packages (CMD_APT)
• install the python packages via the python package manager pip (CMD_PIP)
• add a user for flask to run as (CMD_FLASK_USER)
• add sudoers lines to allow flask user to add and delete users (CMD_SUDOERS_ADD/DEL)
• transfer the web-server files (rsync)
• change FTP configuration to allow writes (CMD_SET_FTP_WRITE_YES)
• restart the FTP to apply the new configuration server (CMD_RESTART_FTP)
• lock out any ssh but root just to be safe (CMD_LOCK_SSH)

AWS

• create a keypair called "flask-ftp" or change the value of "KeyName" in aws/template.yml to an existing key pair (see "AWS Network & Security -> Key Pairs" for details)
• create a new stack (CloudFormation -> Stacks -> Create Stack) and upload the template (aws/template.yml)
• goto Instances, select Security and click the security group, add inbound for the ports you want to use (e.g. 80, 443 or 5000)