hosting.py

hosting.py is a web server account manager for Debian GNU/Linux and derivatives, such as Ubuntu Linux.

This is a command line tool designed to easily create, modify and delete web accounts. It includes support for UNIX accounts, MySQL databases and privileges, and Apache virtual hosts.

hosting.py is wrote in Python by Kévin Dunglas.

Summary

hosting.py is designed for small web hosting services like privates shared hosts or big websites with many subdomains.

Install

hosting.py need Debian etch or Ubuntu and Python 2.5 to work. Get the source via SVN : svn checkout http://debian-hosting.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ debian-hosting-read-only

Create the base skeleton for web accounts : mkdir /etc/skel-www/ mkdir /etc/skel-www/logs/ mkdir /etc/skel-www/public_html/

You can add any file in /etc/skel-www/ (by example an index.html file in public_html/). They will be copied in each home directory created with hosting.py.

Adjust the configuration by editing variables in the head of the hosting.py file. Default values are good excepts for MySQL related settings.

It's done !

Usage

hosting.py command username Commands:

add Add an account del Delete an account mod Modify account

Options:

--version show program's version number and exit -h, --help show this help message and exit -p, --passwd ask for passwd -b, --batch batch mode -s SHELL, --shell=SHELL

use SHELL

-e EMAIL, --email=EMAIL

set EMAIL

-n DOMAIN, --domain-name=DOMAIN

set default DOMAIN

Type python hosting.py --help to get more informations.