suggestion for server side command execution on Linux

[dummzeuch 1479]

I have got a need to execute some simple Perl scripts on a Ubuntu Linux server on the LAN (no Internet involved).

So far, I am executing them via Putty in an ssh session that shows a small menu written in Perl. But that's cumbersome and I would prefer to have a Delphi client that requests a service to execute them.

As these commands require root privileges (*1) security is a big deal, so at least https and basic authentication should be used.

 

I could probably install Apache or a different web server and execute these commands via cgi, but this feels way overblown.

Some kind of REST API is what I am looking for, but I don't have any experience with the server side of that.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Just in case anybody wants to suggest that: We don't have a Delph license that allows writing Linux programs.

 

(*1: It's about creating zfs datasets and snapshots and changing their mount points.)

[tgbs 11]

There is an add-on in Cockpit for ZFS Storage.
In the cockpit, you log in with the corresponding Linux user

[dummzeuch 1479]

1 hour ago, tgbs said:

There is an add-on in Cockpit for ZFS Storage.
In the cockpit, you log in with the corresponding Linux user

Sorry, my fault for not asking properly: I am not looking for a tool to replace Putty + the menu or the Linux shell, I am looking for a tool that allows a Delphi program to initiate starting those scripts, e.g. via a REST service.

Edited 20 minutes ago by dummzeuch