From f9385381ef2a0ff86cc72a8b173c267bf2b8cee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: x4nth055 <fullclip@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 11:05:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added automating server management tutorial

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 README.md                                     |  1 +
 .../automating-server-management/README.md    |  5 +++
 .../automating-server-management/automate.py  | 35 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../requirements.txt                          |  1 +
 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 general/automating-server-management/README.md
 create mode 100644 general/automating-server-management/automate.py
 create mode 100644 general/automating-server-management/requirements.txt

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 836a034c..a32cc896 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ This is a repository of all the tutorials of [The Python Code](https://www.thepy
     - [How to Compress and Decompress Files in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/compress-decompress-files-tarfile-python). ([code](general/compressing-files))
     - [How to Extract PDF Tables in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/extract-pdf-tables-in-python-camelot). ([code](general/pdf-table-extractor))
     - [How to Use Pickle for Object Serialization in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/object-serialization-saving-and-loading-objects-using-pickle-python). ([code](general/object-serialization))
+    - [How to Automate your VPS or Dedicated Server Management in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/automate-veesp-server-management-in-python). ([code](general/automating-server-management))
     
 - ### [Web Scraping](https://www.thepythoncode.com/topic/web-scraping)
     - [How to Access Wikipedia in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/access-wikipedia-python). ([code](web-scraping/wikipedia-extractor))
diff --git a/general/automating-server-management/README.md b/general/automating-server-management/README.md
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+++ b/general/automating-server-management/README.md
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+# [How to Automate your VPS or Dedicated Server Management in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/automate-veesp-server-management-in-python)
+To run this:
+- `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
+- Edit `automate.py` and run the code line by line.
+- This tutorial introduces you to web APIs, feel free to make your own scripts of your own needs.
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diff --git a/general/automating-server-management/automate.py b/general/automating-server-management/automate.py
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+++ b/general/automating-server-management/automate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import requests
+from pprint import pprint
+
+# email and password
+auth = ("email@example.com", "ffffffff")
+
+# get the HTTP Response
+res = requests.get("https://secure.veesp.com/api/details", auth=auth)
+
+# get the account details
+account_details = res.json()
+
+pprint(account_details)
+
+# get the bought services
+services = requests.get('https://secure.veesp.com/api/service', auth=auth).json()
+pprint(services)
+
+# get the upgrade options
+upgrade_options = requests.get('https://secure.veesp.com/api/service/32723/upgrade', auth=auth).json()
+pprint(upgrade_options)
+
+# list all bought VMs
+all_vms = requests.get("https://secure.veesp.com/api/service/32723/vms", auth=auth).json()
+pprint(all_vms)
+
+# stop a VM automatically
+stopped = requests.post("https://secure.veesp.com/api/service/32723/vms/18867/stop", auth=auth).json()
+print(stopped)
+# {'status': True}
+
+# start it again
+started = requests.post("https://secure.veesp.com/api/service/32723/vms/18867/start", auth=auth).json()
+print(started)
+# {'status': True}
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diff --git a/general/automating-server-management/requirements.txt b/general/automating-server-management/requirements.txt
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+requests
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