fintic-tracker/README.md
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# fintic
## Install instructions
Run these commands in the directory you want to put the app and press enter during the setup whenever it asks for confirmation
```console
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/fin-tic/fintic --recursive
cd fintic
./setup.sh
```
Now to turn off the audio circuit open the config file with
```console
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
```
look for the dtparam=audio option and turn it to off, the line should look like this:
```console
dtparam=audio=off
```
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 <path to fintic>/startup.sh &
```
dont forget the ampersand!
also make sure that the paths in startup.sh are correct for your install location
## 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
python3 server.py
```
in broswer go to url http://raspberrypi.local:1024
## 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