Week 1

This page describes my first week in the “How to do (almost) anything” (JVC) course.

Setting Up Git & SSH

I began by setting up Git and linking my VS Code with GitLab. I created an SSH key. Below are some frequently used commands:

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git status                  # Checks the repository status
git pull origin main        # Pulls latest changes from GitLab
git add .
git commit -m "Message"
git push origin main        # Stages, commits, and pushes updates
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "trckalu1@student.cvut.cz"  # Generates SSH key
ssh -T git@gitlab.fel.cvut.cz  # Tests the SSH connection

Once my key was added on GitLab, I could work without passwords.

Local Hosting

To host my site locally, I used a server.py script in Python. After allowing Python through my firewall, I could open http://192.168.X.X:8000 on devices in the same network. Thanks to that, even my dad in the living room can open the site if he’s on the same WiFi.

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import http.server
import socketserver
import socket

PORT = 8000

hostname = socket.gethostname()
local_ip = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)

Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
Handler.extensions_map.update({
    ".html": "text/html; charset=UTF-8",
    ".css": "text/css; charset=UTF-8",
    ".js": "application/javascript; charset=UTF-8",
    "": "application/octet-stream; charset=UTF-8",
})

with socketserver.TCPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), Handler) as httpd:
    print(f"Serving at: http://{local_ip}:{PORT}/")
    print("Accessible on other devices in the same network.")
    httpd.serve_forever()

Summary

In Week 1, I focused on establishing my Git workflow, testing local hosting, and setting up a script to automatically compress images.