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Project 2: AWS EC2 Web Application with Flask and SQLite

Project Overview

This project involves setting up an interactive web application using AWS EC2, Flask, and SQLite. The main tasks include creating a web server, setting up a database, designing a registration page, and adding functionality for user authentication. Screenshots of each major step are required for submission, along with the AWS URL and GitHub code link.

Requirements

Part 1: EC2 Setup

1. Launch an EC2 instance on AWS (any platform) that is publicly accessible.
2. Take screenshots for each major setup step:
   • AWS portal setups
   • EC2 instance creation
   • AMI selection
   • Key pair generation
   • Network settings

Part 2: Web Server and Database Setup

1. Configure a Flask application with a SQLite3 database on the EC2 instance.
2. Install the following tools:
   • Python, Pip, and Flask
   • Apache web server and mod_wsgi
   • SQLite3
3. Document your setup with screenshots.

Part 3: Web Page Design

Design an interactive web page with the following features:

• **Registration Page **:

  • Input fields for username and password

• **User Details **:

  • Input fields for first name, last name, and email

• **Display User Info **:

  • Redirect to a page displaying submitted information

• Login Page:

  • Requires username and password to retrieve stored user information

Submission

1. Submit the AWS URL for the webpage
   • Example: http://ec2-x-x-x-xxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com

Note: This application has been temporarily taken down due to billing constraints. Thank you for your understanding!

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Extra Credit

1. Upload and store the file Limerick-1.txt.
2. Display the word count of the file on the page created in Part 3.
3. Provide a download link for the file.
4. Display all information from this step upon re-login.

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Application Setup Screenshots

Below are the key screenshots documenting each step of the application setup on AWS EC2.