Domain WHOIS checker, built to partially replace the Domain Monitor product from DomainTools, which retired on 2024-09-30.

• Python >= 3.11
• python3-venv (for pip and ensurepip)

This project uses pyproject.toml to establish dependencies for its build environment. The overall build process is described in general terms here.

Clone the repo and create a Python venv for the build environment:

git clone git@github.com:timparenti/domainck.git
cd ~/domainck
python3 -m venv .venv/ --prompt domainck-build

Install pip dependencies to the build environment:

source .venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install build

Install the package and its dependencies to the build environment in "editable" mode:

pip install -e .

Create a user, domainck, which will run domainck in production, and establish a Python venv for each environment in which it will run, e.g.:

sudo adduser --disabled-password domainck
sudo -s
python3 -m venv /opt/domainck-test/ --prompt domainck-test
python3 -m venv /opt/domainck-prod/ --prompt domainck-prod
chown -R domainck:domainck /opt/domainck-test/
chown -R domainck:domainck /opt/domainck-prod/

Then su as the new user and install pip dependencies to each environment $ENV:

sudo su domainck
source /opt/$ENV/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install build

If not already active, activate the build environment:

cd ~/domainck
source .venv/bin/activate

Reinstall the updated package and its dependencies to the build environment in "editable" mode:

pip install -e .

From the build directory and environment, build a wheel:

cd ~/domainck
source .venv/bin/activate
# Bump the project version and update any other dependencies
edit pyproject.toml
python3 -m build --wheel

This creates a wheel in the dist subdirectory. If needed, copy it to the target environment's host.

Using the target environment's pip, install the application from the latest wheel created in the build environment's dist subdirectory, e.g.:

sudo /opt/$ENV/bin/pip install ~/domainck/dist/domainck-x.y.z-py3-none-any.whl

where x.y.z is the project version.

If not already active, activate the build environment:

cd ~/domainck
source .venv/bin/activate

Run python3 -m domainck with the desired options. See python3 -m domainck --help for options.

Using the target environment's python3, run the application with the desired options, e.g.:

sudo su domainck
cd /opt/$ENV
./bin/python3 -m domainck [options]

For production cron, this is generally best invoked under the domainck user as:

cd /opt/domainck-prod && ./bin/python3 -m domainck [options]

or, equivalently, if an unscheduled production run is required:

sudo su domainck -c "cd /opt/domainck-prod && ./bin/python3 -m domainck [options]"