Web Counter

Deploying on Ubuntu (EC2)

First, clone the repository in the /home/ubuntu/app folder:

git clone https://github.com/jonatasbaldin/web-counter.git /home/ubuntu/app
cd /home/ubuntu/app

PostgreSQL

Install PostgreSQL:

sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib -y

Create a user and database on PostgreSQL:

# logs into the psql shell
sudo -u postgres psql

# creates the databse
CREATE DATABASE countdb;

# creates the user/password
CREATE USER mary WITH PASSWORD '123456A!';

# allows the user access to the databse
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE countdb TO mary;

# exits the psql shell
exit

Python

Install the Python virtual environment package:

sudo apt install python3.10-venv -y

Install the dependencies necessary to use the psycopg2, the package used to connect the Python application to the PostgreSQL database:

sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev python3-dev libpq-dev -y

Create a Python virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Install the Python dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Python Service

Run the Python application as a service (using systemd).

Create the /etc/systemd/system/app.service file with the following content:

[Unit]
Description=Python App
After=network.target

[Service]
Environment="DB_NAME=countdb"
Environment="DB_USER=mary"
Environment="DB_PASSWORD=123456A!"
Environment="DB_HOST=localhost"

User=root
WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/app
ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/app/venv/bin/python /home/ubuntu/app/app.py

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the service daemon:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Enable and start the Python app:

sudo systemctl enable app
sudo systemctl start app
sudo systemctl status app

Nginx

Install Nginx:

sudo apt install nginx

Add the following block in the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default file, at the end of the server block:

location /api {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000;
}

Copy the index.html file to the /var/www/html folder:

sudo cp index.html /var/www/html/

Restart and check the Nginx service:

sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx

Testing the Application

Grab the external IP address by running:

curl ifconfig.me

On your web browser, access the IP given from the last command. You should see the application up and running!