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< title > This website runs on a textbook< / title >
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< h1 id = "this-website-runs-on-a-textbook" > This website runs on a
textbook< / h1 >
< h2 id = "what-exactlys-going-on" > What exactly's going on< / h2 >
< p > My Java class uses Zybooks, which uses some software that
lets me pick what language and IDE to use, then gives me an
Ubuntu container to code in, hosted on AWS. For example, here's
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< a href = "https://github.com/coder/code-server" > code-server< / a >
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with Java 11. And I also have remote desktop access over VNC via
Apache Guacamole. But more interestingly, < strong > I have root
access.< / strong > < / p >
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alt="code-server running in Zybooks, configured for Java. There is a " Submit for Grading" button in the bottom-left corner." />
< figcaption aria-hidden = "true" > code-server running in Zybooks,
configured for Java. There is a "Submit for Grading" button in
the bottom-left corner.< / figcaption >
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< p > Here's what I did:< / p >
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< li > Loaded up the bash + code-server environment< / li >
< li > Installed and ran nginx< / li >
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< li > Eternally create, modify, and delete file to keep the
container alive.
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< li > (In)activity detection is based off whether any files on
/usercode have been modified in < em > x< / em > minutes.< / li >
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< li > The page also needs to be open, so I've got that running in
a little VM on my server.< / li >
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< li > Set up remote port-forwarding from my server
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< li > See < a
href="https://serverfault.com/questions/861909/ssh-r-make-target-host-accept-connection-on-all-interfaces">here< / a >
for details on that.< / li >
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< li > Have caddy reverse-proxy < a
href="https://textbook.askiiart.net">textbook.askiiart.net< / a >
to the container (via the forwarded port).< / li >
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< h2 id = "but-can-it-run-doom" > But can it run DOOM?< / h2 >
< p > Yes, yes it can!< / p >
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< img src = "media/doom.png" alt = "DOOM running in Zybooks" / >
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< figcaption aria-hidden = "true" > DOOM running in
Zybooks< / figcaption >
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< h2 id = "but-can-it-run-crysis" > But can it run Crysis?< / h2 >
< p > Probably not. But if anyone knows how to run Crysis on this
thing, I'd be happy to try, < a
href="mailto:dev@askiiart.net">just let me know< / a > .< / p >
< h2 id = "some-other-stuff" > Some other stuff< / h2 >
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< li > < p > I have no idea how to make a fancier site, but it turns
out that the 1GB I have is just enough to run a Next.js site,
and access it from Midori. < a
href="https://github.com/askiiart/this-site-runs-on-a-textbook/blob/main/install-node-npm.sh">Here's< / a >
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a script for installing Node.js and npm.< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > Here's the neofetch results:< / p >
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< li > < p > Other port-forwarding stuff, like < a
href="https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel">localtunnel< / a > ,
are blocked. < a
href="https://github.com/erebe/wstunnel">< code > wstunnel< / code > < / a >
might work, and it's also rather convenient that it has a static
binary, but I haven't tried it yet.< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > My server occasionally crashes, and I'm still trying to
figure. Sorry if the site goes offline for a bit, but if it
does, it should be back up soon. Also, it's rather funny that my
textbook is more reliable than my actual server.< / p >
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< li > If you're interested, I'm running Debian 12 in a VM, all
I've got installed is Docker. I've checked journalctl, my RAM,
and I verified the installation media. I'm not sure what else to
check, but I'm certainly open to suggestions.< / li >
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