HTTPS_server

Environment

Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS) x64

HTTP/1.1

Getting started

0. Before running the server the folders and files should be like:

   .
   ├── index.html
   ├── login.html
   ├── accounts.txt
   ├── comments.txt
   ├── signinfailed.html
   ├── signupfailed.html
   ├── signupsuccess.html
   ├── error.html
   ├── server.pem
   └── server.py
   

1. Run server with specified port number.

   python3 server.py
   

   This runs the server on port 8080.

   My linux machine run the server with screen command.

2. Now you can test it with curl.

   curl -v -k https://[IP]:8080/
   

   or visit directly with browser.

   https://[IP]:8080/
   

   These send http request to the server with IP [IP] on the port 8080.

Example

I rent an Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS) x64 machine on DigitalOcean with floating IP 138.197.226.51 and run the server on port 8080.

One can visit it with curl.

curl -v -k https://138.197.226.51:8080/

or visit directly with browser.

https://138.197.226.51:8080/

These send http request to the server with IP 138.197.226.51 on the port 8080

Demo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B7QJY-YxNEeb5Zpja2fzXY1rzACZhgwp/view?usp=sharing

This video demos the Getting started part and the useage of my website

Files and Implementation

The server server.py is implemeted with multithread and python3 http.server.

In server.py :

main set the account.txt and comments empty, use ThreadedHTTPServer and ssl.wrap_socket to set HTTPS server and run it.

The change of port number is allowed and you should change all the port number 8080 in all file with the replaced port number.

Handler class serves with several types of services and prints the serving thread and request information in localhost whenever a GET request or POST request is comming.

login.html is the interface with sign up and sign in function.

index.html is the interface presenting comments with comment function after sign in.

accounts.txt stores the registrated accounts information.

comments.txt stores the comments information.

server.pem is the self-certification derived from openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes to implement HTTPS server.

others are simple interfaces of successed, failed or error message.

Service

Sign up : One can registrate its own accounts.

Sign in : One can login with its own accounts.

Logout : One can logout after login with its own accounts.

Comment : After login, one can browse others' comments or comment anything on the comment board.