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Finn Christiansen 2024-10-08 22:15:27 +02:00
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## Software setup
- Copy the `.env.example` to `.env` and change it to your needs.
- Copy the `.env.example` to `/etc/powermeter-environment` and change it to your needs.
- Acivate at least InfluxDB (which I would recommend) or Flask output.
Clone this repository and create a virtualenv within it:
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```
git clone https://code.f2n.me/finn/powermeter.git
cd powermeter
cp .env.example /etc/powermeter-environment
cp powermeter.service /etc/systemd/system/powermeter.service
systemctl enable powermeter
systemctl start powermeter
```
For Flask app also to the following steps:
```
virtualenv .
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp apache2_sample_config.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/powermeter.conf # modifiy to fit your needs
a2ensite powermeter
systemctl reload apache2
```
## Developing (Flask app)
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flask run
```
## Future thoughts
- build container for flask app
- Microcontroller edition
- and more
## Screenshots
Node-RED usage example: