webserver

Lightweight c++ web server for archlinux with ftp (available in docker container)

Installation

Archlinux

makepkg -sif

Docker

docker build --rm -t webserver .

Setup email

1. Create google account with new email.
2. Go to your new account's settings.
3. Go to Security tab.
4. Enable 2-step verification.
5. After that you should see entry called App passwords, that's what we need: go there.
6. Tap on Select app field.
7. Choose entry Other (custom name) from dropdown menu.
8. Call it somehow. For example, I used label smtp.
9. Press button called Generate.
10. Here you should see key that looks like this wagy hdfr jwar ydyp.
11. Copy it.
12. Then go to command prompt and enter commands above, replacing <account> with your gmail account name and <password> with the key, you just copied.

Deploy

ArchLinux

First you need generate ssl certificates (only once)

sudo mkdir -p /srv/certs/
cd /srv/certs/
echo -e "CASUBJ=\"/C=UA/ST=Ukraine/L=Zakarpattia/O=imperzer0/CN=CAwebserver\";\n\
         CRTSUBJ=\"/C=UA/ST=Ukraine/L=Zakarpattia/O=imperzer0/CN=CRTwebserver\";\n\
         # Generate CA (Certificate Authority)\n\
         openssl genrsa -out ca.key 2048;\n\
         openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca.key -out ca.pem -subj \$CASUBJ;\n\
         # Generate server certificate\n\
         openssl genrsa -out key.pem 2048;\n\
         openssl req -new -key key.pem -out csr.pem -subj \$CRTSUBJ;\n\
         openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in csr.pem -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca.key -set_serial 01 -out cert.pem;" \
  >generator.bash && chmod +x generator.bash && bash generator.bash

Then navigate to website directory and run commands

sudo mkdir -p /srv/webserver/
cd /srv/webserver/
webserver --tls /srv/certs/ --email="<account>@gmail.com" --email-password="<password>"

Docker

Open up terminal (in website directory) and run commands

docker volume create webserver_certificates
docker volume create webserver_data
docker volume create webserver_etc
docker run --network=host -v webserver_certificates:/srv/certs \
           -v webserver_data:/srv/webserver \
           -v webserver_etc:/etc --name webserver -it webserver \
           --email="<account>@gmail.com" --email-password="<password>"

Modification

webserver is flexible application. If you want to implement custom functionality, do so in config.cpp. Follow the guidelines in the comments to configure it properly. Avoid editing other files to keep the application stable.