Appliance category: 
Python
Web development
Framework

web2py

Python framework

web2py is a free open source framework for rapid development of fast, scalable, secure and portable database-driven web-based applications. Written and programmable in Python. It includes a web-based IDE that helps you create, modify, deploy and manage application from anywhere using your browser.

Run from browser

Deploy web2py on Amazon EC2

V 18.0

Manifest & Sigs

V 17.1

Manifest & Sigs

GitHub

Issues
Stable version: 18.0 (changelog)

This appliance includes all the standard features in TurnKey Core, and on top of that:

  • web2py configurations:
    • Installed from upstream source code to /var/www/web2py
    • Serve web2py applications with WSGI on Apache.
    • Force admin console to be served via SSL.
  • SSL support out of the box.
  • Postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email (e.g., password recovery).
  • Webmin modules for configuring Apache2, MySQL and Postfix.
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Usage details & Logging in for Administration

No default passwords: For security reasons there are no default passwords. All passwords are set at system initialization time.

Ignore SSL browser warning: browsers don't like self-signed SSL certificates, but this is the only kind that can be generated automatically without paying a commercial Certificate Authority.

Web - point your browser at either:

  1. http://12.34.56.789/ - not encrypted so no browser warning
  2. https://12.34.56.789/ - encrypted with self-signed SSL certificate

Username for database administration:

Login as MySQL username root at

  1. https://12.34.56.789:12322/ - Adminer database management web app
  2. MySQL command line tool: 
    $ mysql --user root --password
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

Username for OS system administration:

Login as root except on AWS marketplace which uses username admin.

  1. Point your browser to:
  2. Login with SSH client: 
    ssh root@12.34.56.789

    Special case for AWS marketplace:

    ssh admin@12.34.56.789

* Replace 12.34.56.789 with a valid IP or hostname.