Instructions

Setup virtualenv

1. cd ~/.../backend326

2. virtualenv -p <SOME_PYTHON_PATH> venv

   or

   virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 venv

   [http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/]

3. Activate virtualenv

   source venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies in virtualenv

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Deactivate virtualenv

   deactivate

Running the crawler

1. Activate the virtualenv

2. python crawler.py

Running the tests

1. Activate the virtualenv

2. nosetests -v

Deploy frontend app on EC2 instance

1. Add AWS credentials in the following files:

   in ~/.aws/credentials

   
       [csc326]
       aws_access_key_id = ####
       aws_secret_access_key = #####
   

   in ~/.aws/config

   
       [profile csc326]
       output = text
       region = us-east-1
   

2. cd ~/.../backend326

3. Activate virtualenv

4. python deploy.py

Terminate EC2 instance

1. Add AWS credentials in the following files:

   in ~/.aws/credentials

   
       [csc326]
       aws_access_key_id = ####
       aws_secret_access_key = #####
   

   in ~/.aws/config

   
       [profile csc326]
       output = text
       region = us-east-1
   

2. cd ~/.../backend326

3. Activate virtualenv

4. python terminate.py <instance_id>