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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ title = "Skynet: Setup" date = 2023-09-23 slides = true ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Skynet: Setup

Now that ye have the history time to get you Skynet accounts.

This is for new members, if there are any older members please wait a little while.

New Members

  1. Be a fully paid up member of UL Computer Society
  1. Go to <https://account.skynet.ie/signup> and enter the same email used for UL Wolves
  1. You will get an email to verify your address, follow the link.
  1. Choose a username and password.

Congrats! You are in! //heist music//

Returning Members

  1. Please go to <https://account.skynet.ie/modify> and enter the same email used for UL Wolves

Congrats! You are in! //heist music//

Returning Members

If you have forgotten your username please use <https://account.skynet.ie/recover/username>

If you have forgotten your password please use <https://account.skynet.ie/recover/password>

All Members

Now that we are all on the same page we can now set an SSH key.

Prepwork:

cd ~/.ssh
mkdir skynet
cd skynet

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<comment>"

Location: username
Password: Press Enter twice

We will use the {username}.pub file later

Back to the ssh folder

cd ../

Windows

"" > config

Linux

touch config

Into it pop this

Host *.skynet.ie
   User %r
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/skynet/%r
   IdentitiesOnly yes

(we will also ping this on discord)

Remember the {username}.pub in ~/.ssh/skynet ?

cat ~/.ssh/skynet/{username}.pub

Copy the text and go to <https://account.skynet.ie/modify>

Select the SSH Key field and submit.

Congratulations, you now have full access to all of Skynet's services!

Now to learn //how// to access them!

Email

  1. Go to <https://mail.skynet.ie/>
  2. Login with username@skynet.ie and password
  3. Done

Email (Thunderbird)

  1. Have Thunderbird Installed
  2. Add Account
  3. Login with username@skynet.ie and password
  4. It can take a few min.
  5. Done

Skynet Webserver

ssh {username}@skynet.skynet.ie

Thats it, you have logged into Skynet (webserver)!

Skynet Website

The server you logged onto is a webserver.

This means it can serve content on the web.

Due to aforementioned //issues// we can only serve static files (no database)

This is more than enough for most folks needs.

We are going to create a public_html in your own home directory with correct permissions

mkdir ~/public_html 
chmod 711 ~
chmod -R 755 ~/public_html
cd ~/public_html

Now we have a folder, time to put something in it.

nano index.html

This brings up a terminal based editor, type whatever ye want here.

To exit press [ctrl]+[x] to bring up save options.
You cna rename the file, for now just press [enter]

If you go to <https://{username}.users.skynet.ie> then teh contents will be displayed.

That was cumbersome to do right?

Logging in only to change a file on terminal that you have never used before.

Surely there is a better way?

Well luckily for you programmers are lazy

There are ways to transfer files from your local computer to the server.

Fow Windows you have WinSCP: <https://winscp.net/>

If ye are using linux you can use put sftp://{username}@skynet.skynet.ie (or use filezilla)

Gitlab

As part of your Skynet account you have access to our Gitlab Server.

  1. Go to <https://gitlab.skynet.ie>
  2. Login with username and password
  3. Done

Gitlab Website

its possible to have a website on gitlab.

Powered by source control and CI/CD pipelines (devops)

Go to the Dashboard > Groups > New Group

Name the group Personal or College or something like that.

If you name the group the same as your username then your username will be part of the URL.

Inside that Group create a New Project, name it whatever ye want.

Create from Template > Any one that starts with Pages (I recommend pages/html)

It will appear on the screen in a moment after clicking.

Go up to Edit > Web IDE > Change something on the index.html

[ctrl] + [shift] + [g] (or click the icon on the left), enter a msg and commit to master.

Your website will now be build and deployed.

Woot!!! Devops!!!

To get teh link is a tad annoying.

Go to Settings (bottom left of repo page) > Pages

Open the link in a new tab and marvel at yer creation.

If you go back and commit new changes they will show up as well.

In a future session we will discuss Gitlab (and git in general) more.

Here completes the rough introduction to Skynet and creating websites.

If ye have any questions/ideas feel free to ask.

If ye want to take a deeper look into server administration feel free to ask.

Skynet team is always open to newcomers!