Organize project: Move old code and documentation to oldcode folder, add comprehensive README

oldcode/setup_port_capability.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Grant the Python executable the capability to bind to privileged ports (like port 80)
+# This is safer than running the entire application as root
+
+echo "Setting up Python to bind to privileged ports..."
+
+# Get the Python executable path and resolve symbolic links
+PYTHON_PATH=$(which python3)
+REAL_PYTHON_PATH=$(readlink -f "$PYTHON_PATH")
+echo "Python path: $PYTHON_PATH"
+echo "Real Python path: $REAL_PYTHON_PATH"
+
+# Set the capability on the real executable
+sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' "$REAL_PYTHON_PATH"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✓ Successfully granted port binding privileges to Python"
+    echo "Your Flask app can now bind to port 80 without running as root"
+    
+    # Verify the capability was set
+    echo "Verifying capability:"
+    getcap "$REAL_PYTHON_PATH"
+else
+    echo "✗ Failed to set capability"
+    echo "Make sure you have libcap2-bin installed: sudo apt install libcap2-bin"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Note: After setting this capability, you can change your Flask app to use port 80"
+echo "Change the port from 5000 to 80 in your app.py file"