Local Environment Setup

1. Install Redis

Download and install Redis server for your operating system: Linux, MacOS, or Windows

2. Start Redis

Start and verify the Redis server:

# Mac
redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf
# Linux
redis-server
# Windows - Navigate to the Redis folder, and run
redis-server.exe
redis-cli.exe
# Ping your Redis server to verify if it is running. It will return "PONG"
redis-cli ping

3. Create a Virtual Environment (Optional)

It's your choice to work in a virtual environment. For this, you must have the virtualenv installed. Then, create and activate a virtual environment:

# Navigate to the azure-vote/ folder 
cd azure-vote/

# Mac/Linux
python3 -m venv .venv 
source .venv/bin/activate
# Windows on Powershell or GitBash terminal
py -3 -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate

4. Dependencies

Install dependencies from requirements.txt:

# Run this command from the parent directory where you have the requirements.txt file
pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the application:

# Navigate to the azure-vote/ folder if not already
cd azure-vote/
python main.py

NOTE: The statement app.run() in /azure-vote/main.py file is currently set for your local environment. Replace it with the following statement when deploying the application to a VM Scale Set:

app.run(host='0.0.0.0', threaded=True, debug=True)

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