LienHoa auto gate - ALPR API

API for license plates image processing.

Note: Use a 64-bit x84 computer.

Quick start

Install Docker

Windows

• Download and install docker from https://www.docker.com/

Linux

• Install docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/

• Run sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

• Start services on boot:

  sudo systemctl enable docker.service
  sudo systemctl enable containerd.service

• Create file /etc/docker/daemon.json with content:

  {
    "log-driver": "local"
  }

• Reboot with sudo reboot

Start docker container

• Download the compose.yaml file.
• Run docker compose up or docker compose up -d in the folder where you saved the file.
  • Tip: You can use --build to force build locally if you cloned the whole project.
• Use examples in insomnia_exports to familiarize yourself, or go to http://localhost/docs

Setup development enviroment

• Install Docker using the above quickstart guide.

• Install VS Code.

• Install "Dev Containers" extension.

• Open the project using devcontainer.

• Start the server.

  # Start on port 8000
  bash scripts/start-server.sh

  # Start on port 80
  sudo su
  fastapi run fastapi_app/main.py --port 80

  Alternative non-root: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/bind-port-number-less-1024-non-root-access/

Upgrade packages:

pip freeze > requirements.txt
sed -i 's/==/>=/g' requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade