merge_app_setup.sh

#!/bin/bash

sudo apt-get update		##update package list
sudo apt-get upgrade -y		##install newest packages, y flag assumes your answer is yes on any prompts
sudo apt-get install wget		##installl wget to download sample pdf

for package in python3-pip nodejs npm		##install nodejs, node package manager and python package manager
do
	sudo apt install $package -y
done

for package in flask flask-restful PyPDF2 getgist python-crontab		##install needed python packages
do
	sudo -H pip3 install $package
done

for directory in ~/appscript ~/appscript/pdfs		##make directories for app
do
	mkdir $directory
done

sudo npm install forever -g		##install forever to start app on startup/constantly monitor while running/restart the app in the event it breaks, g flag tells to npm to install globally for command line access

for gist in rc.local rc-local.service merge.sh merge_app.py merge_app_setup.py forever_all.sh		#download gist files
do
	getgist uneasyguy $gist
done

for file in merge.sh forever_all.sh merge_app_setup.py		##modify these files to become executable
do
	chmod a+x $file
done

./merge_app_setup.py		##run setup assistant python script which finds/replaces generic text in the previously downloaded gists,sets up cronjob mentioned above, moves rc.local&rc-local.service to their destinations, and ensures all files under the users home drive have correct ownership permissions

sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.local		##modify new rc.local filel to be executable

sudo systemctl enable rc-local.service		##enable new rc.local service to be executed on next startup

mv merge_app.py ~/appscript/		##move primary python script into its intended destination

wget https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf		##download sample pdf

mv dummy.pdf ~/appscript/		##move sample pdf

rm merge_app_setup.py		##remove no longer needed python setup assistant

rm merge_app_setup.sh		##delete this file, will still finish initial execution

sudo reboot		##restart server to ensure app starts up on startup, you can run the command forever list to check if it is running