covid-internet-controls

This respository serves as the basis for all content related to the hunt for COVID-19 censorship detection.

Worker

Each VPS that is used for gathering data is classified as a worker.

To learn more, read worker/README.md.

Ansible

For configuration management, Ansible is used in order to secure each host and deploy the latest software changes.

To learn more, read ansible/README.md.

Testing

This project utilizes pytest for performing all code testing.

To run these tests, first install pytest:

pip install pytest

Then run the tests:

pytest

Sahil: Need to rewrite all the instructions for deployment

1. website_list.txt should contains all the website in given sample format.
2. query_worker_multiple_targets.sh is wrapper script which takes multiple target websites from website_list.txt file.
3. Next ToDo's:
   0. update website_list.txt from fakewebsite.links + HB good website + add date field in mysql database in request table.
   1. Add random function in worker forloop to send a website to different workers at random gap of 2 to 4 minutes. + Add same random function in wrapper script in target loop.
   2. Now going to make HB1 as my C&C command center.
   3. Test wrapper script on HB1.
   4. Add VPSes in ansible host config file (workers.py) and test the wrapper script.

Sahil: Cron job instructions (https://www.ostechnix.com/a-beginners-guide-to-cron-jobs/)

11. Run a job every Sunday: 0 0 * * SUN Or, 0 0 * * 0 It will run at exactly at 00:00 on Sunday.