automated-irrigation-system

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This is the software of an open source automated irrigation system. The complete setup including hardware can be found in the README.

  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/PatrickHallek/automated-irrigation-system

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd automated-irrigation-system

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • APT (Debian/Ubuntu ๊ณ„์—ด) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Downloads and runs the official install script in one line โ€” this handles the full setup automatically.

sudo apt-get install -y libffi-dev libssl-dev

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt install mongodb

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

โœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Downloads and runs the official install script in one line โ€” this handles the full setup automatically.

sudo usermod -aG docker pi

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

sudo pip3 install docker-compose

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

sudo nano docker-compose.yml

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

sudo docker-compose up

Runs the command against the services defined in the compose file.

โœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
npm -v

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm run build

Builds optimized production files.

npm start &

Starts the development/run server.

โœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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