DIGIBOXX-HACKATHON

Backend for Face Recognition System designed for the Digiboxx.com Hackathon

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SETUP (Ubuntu)

sudo apt update

• Install required packages for mysqlclient:

  sudo apt install pkg-config
  sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev
  sudo apt-get install libpython3.9-dev default-libmysqlclient-dev build-essential

• Install NGINX:

  sudo apt install nginx

• Open nginx configuration file:

  sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

  Clear the contents of the file and add the following lines (SAVE & EXIT):

  server {
    server_name <example.com> <vpc-ip-address>;
    location / {
        include proxy_params;
        proxy_pass http://localhost:5001;
    }
  
    location /socket.io {
      include proxy_params;
      proxy_http_version 1.1;
      proxy_buffering off;
      proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
      proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
      proxy_pass http://localhost:5001/socket.io;
    }
  }
  

• Make sure nginx is listening to port 80 and 443:

  sudo iptables -I INPUT -p TCP --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
  sudo iptables -I INPUT -p TCP --dport 443 -j ACCEPT

• Open bash profile:

  sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

• Append these lines inside bash profile (SAVE & EXIT):

  export SECRET_KEY="<your-secret-key(any random string)>"
  export DB_USER="<your mysql username>"
  export DB_PASS="<your mysql password>"
  

• Execute commands from a bash_profile in current shell environment:

  source ~/.bash_profile

• Install MySQL:

  sudo apt install mysql-server

• Change MySQL password:

  sudo mysql
  ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';

• DATABASE CONFIGURATION

  • Run these commands in your mysql terminal

• Install virtualenv:

  sudo apt install virtualenv

• Install the repository:

  git clone https://github.com/shubhamistic/DIGIBOXX-HACKATHON.git

• Activate virtualenv and install the modules (use byobu):

  virtualenv DIGIBOXX-HACKATHON
  cd DIGIBOXX-HACKATHON
  source ~/.bash_profile
  source bin/activate
  pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

• Run the server using:

  gunicorn -k geventwebsocket.gunicorn.workers.GeventWebSocketWorker -w 1 -b 127.0.0.1:5001 app:app

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