🚀 Blog Management System -Delta Task

Welcome to the Blog Management system – a Linux-based platform for managing blogs, user preferences, and moderation. Built entirely with Bash scripts, YAML files, MySQL, and Linux ACLs.

🧪 Tested On:
OS: Arch Linux 6.15.1
Shell: zsh 5.9
Repo: DeltaTask

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🛠️ How to Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/JACKURUVI99/DeltaTask.git
cd DeltaTask/DeltaTask/scripts
sudo wget https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/yq
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq

2️⃣ Install Required Tools

Make sure the following are installed:

• bash
• yq (v4+)
• setfacl
• perl
• mysql

3️⃣ Configure Files

• users.yaml → All users and roles
• userpref.yaml → Blog preferences per user
• subscriptions.yaml → Author followings
• MySQL database blogdb with username root and password arch

4️⃣ Run Setup Scripts

sudo ./setup.sh
sudo ./initusers.sh

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📁 Directory Layout

user → /home/users/<username>
    all_blogs/, subscribed_blogs/, notifications.log

author → /home/authors/<author>
    blogs/, public/, subscribers_only/

moderator → /home/mods/<mod>
    blacklist.txt, author symlinks

system → /scripts
    All logic and YAML configs

reports → /scripts/reports
    Admin-generated reports

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📜 Scripts and Usage

🔑 initusers.sh

user → Create users, set up home, permissions
use → sudo ./initusers.sh

✍️ manageblogs.sh

author → Manage blogs: create, publish, archive, delete, edit
use → ./manageblogs.sh [option] <filename>
options → -n (new), -p (publish), -a (archive), -d (delete), -e (edit), -s (subscriber toggle), -h (help)

📂 manage_blogs_setup.sh

author → Setup folders and blogs.yaml
use → sudo ./manage_blogs_setup.sh

👁️ mod_permission_setup.sh

moderator → Grant moderators access to all authors
use → sudo ./mod_permission_setup.sh

❌ deleteusers.sh

admin → Delete non-protected users
use → sudo ./deleteusers.sh

🔓 renuewusers.sh

admin → Unlock user accounts
use → sudo ./renuewusers.sh <username>

🔐 permissions.sh

admin → Set directory ACLs and access
use → sudo ./permissions.sh

⚙️ setup.sh

admin → Full system setup (groups, directories, perms)
use → sudo ./setup.sh

🛡️ setup_author_permission.sh

admin → Set ACLs for author directories
use → sudo ./setup_author_permission.sh

🤝 subscriptionmodel.sh

user → Subscribe/unsubscribe to authors
use → ./subscriptionmodel.sh <authorname>

📊 adminpanel.sh

admin → Generate blog activity reports
use → sudo ./adminpanel.sh

🧱 adminpanel_setup.sh

admin → Setup reports folder
use → sudo ./adminpanel_setup.sh

⛔ blacklist_setup.sh

moderator → Create blacklist.txt files
use → sudo ./blacklist_setup.sh

🪪 blogfilter_setup.sh

moderator → Setup access to author blogs
use → sudo ./blogfilter_setup.sh

🧹 blogfilter.sh

moderator → Censor blacklisted words in blogs
use → ./blogfilter.sh <author_username>

🎯 userFY.sh

admin → Personalized blog feed per user
use → sudo ./userFY.sh

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📘 Configuration Files

users.yaml → User roles and usernames
userpref.yaml → Blog interest tags per user
subscriptions.yaml → Maps users to followed authors
blogs.yaml → Each author’s blog metadata

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🔐 Notes

• MySQL password arch is hardcoded — replace with env variables for production
• Clean up duplicate subscriptions in subscriptions.yaml to avoid errors
• All features work offline (Netcat-based notifications, bash-only logic)

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Made With love<3 by Harish Annavisamy!