Added an installer script

* Added an installer script

* Finished deployment script

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Co-authored-by: Cynopolis <megaveganzombie@gmail.com>

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 logs/
 meshtastic/
 .vscode/
-__pycache__/
+__pycache__/
+MeshtasticLogger.service

MeshtasticLogger.service

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=A simple chat interface and autoresponder for meshtastic
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-WorkingDirectory=/home/quinn/Projects/Meshtastic-Webserver/
-ExecStart=sudo /home/quinn/Projects/Meshtastic-Webserver/meshtastic/bin/python -m flask --app /home/quinn/Projects/Meshtastic-Webserver/app.py run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80
-Restart=always
-User=quinn
-StandardOutput=append:/home/quinn/Projects/Meshtastic-Webserver/logs/meshtastic_system.log
-StandardError=append:/home/quinn/Projects/Meshtastic-Webserver/logs/meshtastic_system_error.log
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target

README.md

@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ And you can stop the service by running:
 `sudo systemctl stop MeshtasticLogger`
 
 To have the service start on boot run:
-`systemctl enable MeshtasticLogger`
+`systemctl enable MeshtasticLogger`
+
+# Automatic Deployment
+Make sure the bash script is executable by running: `chmod u+x install.sh`
+
+Make certain you are actually in the Meshtastic-Webserver Directory or this will fail. Run the script with: `sudo ./install.sh`

install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+CURRENT_DIRECTORY=$(pwd)
+echo "Current directory: $CURRENT_DIRECTORY"
+
+cd $CURRENT_DIRECTORY
+
+if test -f "meshtastic"; then
+    echo "Virtual environment already exists. Skipping venv creation."
+else
+    echo "Making virtual environment..."
+    python3 -m venv meshtastic
+fi
+
+echo "Installing venv requirements"
+meshtastic/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+echo "Generating service file from template"
+
+read -p "Do you want to continue? (y/n): " choice
+
+# Check if the user typed 'n' or 'N'
+if [[ "$choice" == "n" || "$choice" == "N" ]]; then
+  echo "Exiting the script..."
+  exit 0
+fi
+echo "Continuing...\n Creating Service file..."
+# Replace all instances of ${WORKING_DIRECTORY} with the actual working directory and write to the new file
+sed "s|\${WORKING_DIRECTORY}|$CURRENT_DIRECTORY|g" "service-template/MeshtasticLogger-template.service" > "MeshtasticLogger.service"
+
+echo "Deploying service"
+sudo cp "$CURRENT_DIRECTORY/MeshtasticLogger.service" /etc/systemd/system/ && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl start MeshtasticLogger
+
+

service-template/MeshtasticLogger-template.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=A simple chat interface and autoresponder for meshtastic
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=${WORKING_DIRECTORY}/
+ExecStart=sudo ${WORKING_DIRECTORY}/meshtastic/bin/python -m flask --app ${WORKING_DIRECTORY}/app.py run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80
+Restart=always
+User=quinn
+StandardOutput=append:${WORKING_DIRECTORY}/logs/meshtastic_system.log
+StandardError=append:${WORKING_DIRECTORY}/logs/meshtastic_system_error.log
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target