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Set-up Crontab

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Set-up Packages

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Set-up scripts

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Set-up scripts

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Set-up scripts

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Set-up Packages

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Server

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Set-up Files

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Set-up Files

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 ==== Set-up Crontab ====
-Crontab is a default program that allows us to automatically run a script (python file) at a certain time.
+Crontab is a preinstalled program on the Pi that allows us to automatically run a script (python file) at a certain time.
 Checkout the websites below (the first one has more detail) on how to create a crontab code line

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     =>   'pip install ffmpeg-python'
-https://pypi.org/project/ffmpeg-python/
+https://pypi.org/project/configparser/
     =>   'pip3 install configparser'

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 It will be placed in /home/pi directory on the Pi.
-This folder will contain the scripts to actually run the program and some testing scripts
+This folder will contain the scripts to actually run the program
 ==== Set-up Packages ====

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 We assume that we have a working Pi that has just logged in for the first time
-The Pi will first need the '''timelapse''' folder. This folder is located on Synergy Azure Devops => timelapse stream Project
+The Pi will first need the '''timelapse''' folder. This folder is located on Synergy Azure Devops => timelapse stream Project.
- It will be placed in /home/pi directory
+It will be placed in /home/pi directory on the Pi.
 This folder will contain the scripts to actually run the program and some testing scripts

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 We assume that we have a working Pi that has just logged in for the first time
-The Pi will first need the timelapse folder. It will be placed in /home/pi directory
+The Pi will first need the '''timelapse''' folder. This folder is located on Synergy Azure Devops => timelapse stream Project
 This folder will contain the scripts to actually run the program and some testing scripts

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 Here is a list of modules that must be installed in order for the program to work
-Modules : '''<big>ffmpeg, pysftp</big>'''
+Modules : '''<big>ffmpeg, pysftp, configparser</big>'''
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     =>   'pip install ffmpeg-python'
 ==== Set-up Crontab ====

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	Welcome to the First Edition of the set-up tutorial for the Time-lapse Camera		Welcome to the First Edition of the set-up tutorial for the Time-lapse Camera
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		+	Examples:
		+	* http://timelapse.synwiki.org/reddeer/
		+	* http://timelapse.synwiki.org/lethbridge/
		+

	== Basic Overview ==		== Basic Overview ==

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 === Server ===
 ==== Set-up Scripts ====
 There are 2 scripting files (as of writing this) that exist on the Server.

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 Here a couple important files will need to be added
-# processed => where the processed main.mp4 file is stored
+# <big>'''processed'''</big> => where the processed main.mp4 file is stored
-# upload => where the new time-lapse video is initially uploaded to
+# <big>'''upload'''</big> => where the new time-lapse video is initially uploaded to
-# checkfile => where a checkfile is uploaded to notify the server that the upload is complete
+# <big>'''checkfile'''</big> => where a checkfile is uploaded to notify the server that the upload is complete
 These files are crucial to the Systems operation and they must not be deleted

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	==== Set-up Files ====		==== Set-up Files ====
		+
		+	The file structure that the server uses is whatever comes by default by the linux distribution.
		+
		+	Useful files will exist in the var/www/html folder
		+
		+	Here a couple important files will need to be added
		+	# processed => where the processed main.mp4 file is stored
		+	# upload => where the new time-lapse video is initially uploaded to
		+	# checkfile => where a checkfile is uploaded to notify the server that the upload is complete
		+
		+	These files are crucial to the Systems operation and they must not be deleted
		+
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	The server also uses <big>'''Crontab'''</big> similar to the Pi.		The server also uses <big>'''Crontab'''</big> similar to the Pi.