fintic-tracker/README.md

# Fintic

## Install instructions

1. Update your Raspberry PI OS and install git

    ```shell
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt upgrade -y
    sudo apt install -y git
    ```

1. Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/fin-tic/fintic --recursive`
1. Enter the repo: `cd fintic`
1. Install Packages: `bash 01_setup_packages.sh`
1. Install Python dependencies: `bash 02_setup_python.sh`
1. Configure boot configuration: `bash 03_update_boot_config.sh`

then reboot the pi with 
```console
sudo reboot
```

## Set to run at startup

add the startup script to crotab. Open the crontab
```console
crontab -e
```

add the line 

```console
@reboot sudo -E <path to fintic>/startup.sh &
```

dont forget the ampersand!

also make sure that the paths in startup.sh are correct for your install location 

## Install the hotspot 
```console
cd ~
curl "https://www.raspberryconnect.com/images/hsinstaller/AutoHotspot-Setup.tar.gz" -o AutoHotspot-Setup.tar.gz
tar -xzvf AutoHotspot-Setup.tar.gz
cd Autohotspot
sudo ./autohotspot-setup.sh
```
Choose option 2, then option 7 to change the SSID and password (for some reason it didnt work with the default SSID and password).

Then you can connect to the network and go to http://fintic.local:1024 or http://10.0.0.5:1024 and enter wifi information, then reboot
  
 
## Change the hostname 

To change the hostname (URL used to access the server) first open config
```console
sudo raspi-config
```
Then go to system options -> hostname and change it to e.g. fintic

You then connect to the server using the url fintic.local:1024


## Run instructions

```console
sudo -E python3 server.py
```
in browser go to url http://raspberrypi.local:1024

If it doesnt work because of a missing package try running setup.sh again, sometimes it fails to connect to the package repos
## Notes


To conver bdf font to pil format do  pilfont.py <font filename>
  pillow v 5.4.1 works, but version 8.2.0 breaks.