Simple Web Application

This is a simple web application using Python Flask and MySQL database. This is used in the demonstration of development of Ansible Playbooks.

Below are the steps required to get this working on a base linux system.

• Install all required dependencies
• Install and Configure Web Server
• Start Web Server

1. Install all required dependencies

Python and its dependencies

apt-get install -y python python-setuptools python-dev build-essential python-pip python-mysqldb

2. Install and Configure Web Server

Install Python Flask dependency

pip install flask
pip install flask-mysql

• Copy app.py or download it from source repository
• Configure database credentials and parameters

3. Start Web Server

Start web server

FLASK_APP=app.py flask run --host=0.0.0.0

4. Test

Open a browser and go to URL

http://<IP>:5000                            => Welcome
http://<IP>:5000/how%20are%20you            => I am good, how about you?