README.md

Multi-Threaded Web Server and FTP Client

Overview

This repository contains an implementation of a multi-threaded web server and an FTP client. The project is divided into two main tasks:

1. Task 1: Implement a multi-threaded web server in Python.
2. Task 2: Extend the web server to act as an FTP client to download text files from a local FTP server.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Docker (for setting up the FTP server)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/qme02/Multi-Threaded-Web-Server-and-FTP-Client
   cd Multi-Threaded-Web-Server-and-FTP-Client
   

Docker Setup for FTP Server

1. Install Docker:

• Follow the official Docker installation guide for your operating system.

2. Run the Docker container for the FTP server:

   docker run --rm -it -p 20:20 -p 21:21 -p 4559-4564:4559-4564 -e FTP_USER=1234 -e FTP_PASSWORD=1234 docker.io/panubo/vsftpd:latest
   

3. List running Docker containers to find the container ID in a new terminal window:

   docker container ls
   

4. Log in to the container and change ownership of the FTP directory:

• Replace <CONTAINER_ID> with the actual container ID from the previous step.

  docker exec -it <CONTAINER_ID> /bin/bash

• Inside the container, change the ownership of the FTP directory:

  chown ftp:ftp /srv
  

5. Create a test file in the FTP directory:

• Still inside the container, create a test file:

  echo "Hello World!" >> /srv/ftp_test.txt
  

6. Verify setup by accessing files through the web server:

• In your web browser, navigate to the following URLs to test various content types:
  • http://localhost:6789/index.html
  • http://localhost:6789/index2.html
  • http://localhost:6789/index.txt
  • http://localhost:6789/index.png
  • http://localhost:6789/index.jpg
  • http://localhost:6789/index.jpeg
  • http://localhost:6789/index.gif
  • http://localhost:6789/ftp_test.txt (This will test the FTP client functionality)