uberspace create account via command line

uberspace-create-account.py

import requests
import re
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import time
import sys
import os

account_name = sys.argv[1]
session = requests.Session()

# get session and token
response = session.get('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/register?lang=en')
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, features='html.parser')
csrf_token = soup.select_one('[name=_csrf_token]').get('value')

# create uberspace
data = {
  '_csrf_token': csrf_token,
  'mail': '',
  'login': account_name,
  'u7': '1'
}
response = session.post('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/register/create', data=data)
hostname = re.findall(r'{account_name}@([a-z]+)\.uberspace\.de'.format(account_name=account_name), response.text)[0]
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, features='html.parser')
password = soup.select_one('#web_password').get('value')
csrf_token = soup.select_one('[name=_csrf_token]').get('value')

# waiting for uberspace to be created
print('waiting for uberspace to be created... ', end='', flush=True)
while True:
    status_code = session.get('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/firstboot', allow_redirects=False).status_code
    if status_code == 302:
        print(' ok done!')
        break
    print('#', end='', flush=True)
    time.sleep(5)

# get token from password entry page
response = session.get('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/firstboot')
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, features='html.parser')
csrf_token = soup.select_one('[name=_csrf_token]').get('value')

# set account password
data = {
  '_csrf_token': csrf_token,
  'warnpasswordrecovery': '1',
  'password': password
}
session.post('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/set_web_password', data=data)

# add ssh public key
if sys.argv[2]:
    print('adding ssh-key', sys.argv[2])
    with open(sys.argv[2]) as f:
        ssh_key = f.read()
    response = session.get('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/authentication')
    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, features='html.parser')
    csrf_token = soup.select_one('[name=_csrf_token]').get('value')
    data = {
      '_csrf_token': csrf_token,
      'return_to': 'authentication',
      'ssh_key': ssh_key
    }
    session.post('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/add_ssh_key', data=data)

# set ssh password
print('set ssh password', password)
response = session.get('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/authentication')
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, features='html.parser')
csrf_token = soup.select_one('[name=_csrf_token]').get('value')
data = {
  '_csrf_token': csrf_token,
  'return_to': 'authentication',
  'password': password
}
session.post('https://dashboard.uberspace.de/dashboard/set_ssh_password', data=data)

# print data
print()
print('')
print('Account:', account_name)
print('Password:', password)
print('Host:', hostname)
print()

if ssh_key:
    print('logging in via ssh...')
    os.system(
        'ssh -i {ssh_key} {account_name}@{hostname}.uberspace.de'
        ''.format(ssh_key=sys.argv[2], account_name=account_name, hostname=hostname)
    )

Because I have to create uberspace test accounts regularly, i have just created a script to free me of the clicking. Its a fast and dirty hack but might be useful for others too. For example, it will just break if you try using an existing account name :)

Using:

python3 uberspace-create-account.py test666
python3 uberspace-create-account.py test666 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

with the latter, you will be ssh-ed in automatically once the account is created (you know, this takes up to 4 minutes).

I maybe will clean this up and add more functionality (email, custom passwords, deleting....) that are only accessible via the dashboard at the moment...But because there will be a new dashboard with api and all the stuff in the future, I don't know if the effort is worth it.