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-# far_edge_ops_api
+# Installation
 
-This is a Python application using the Django web framework. It was
-written for a project at Verizon. It is here as a code sample for
-potential hiring managers.
+## Dependencies
+* Python 3.7 +
+* virtualenv
+* Install postgresql and add pg_config to PATH
+* Install Apache server (Alternatively, on a Mac, make sure you have xcode installed, which includes Apache server)
+
+## Install Python requirements
+Run the following commands in the root folder
+* Create a virtual environment. ```python3 -m venv virt_env```
+* Activate the virtual env ```source virt_env\bin\activate```
+* Install python requirements ```pip3 install -r requirements.txt```
+
+### Troubleshooting pip install errros on a Mac
+* Install python 3.7 if you don't already have it. Latest xcode upgrades to 3.9, which does not work.
+* psutil fails because of Mac architecture. Set env variable ```export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"```
+* Update requirements.txt to install ```psycopg2-binary``` instead of ```psycopg2```
+
+## Run Django migrations
+* ```cd src``` 
+* ```python3 manage.py migrate```
+
+## Run Django application
+* ```python3 manage.py runserver ```
+
+## Register cronjobs for generating Dashboard reports
+* Register - ```python3 manage.py crontab add```
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