Quickstart

Install

Stable installation

For most users, the OpenFlexure Microscope software should be installed using our pre-built Raspbian SD card image.

Manual installation

For offline (i.e. no real microscope connected) development, a basic development server can run on any system.

  • (Recommended) create and activate a virtual environment
  • Install non-python dependencies with sudo apt-get install libatlas-base-dev libjasper-dev libjpeg-dev
  • Install Poetry, clone this repo, and poetry install from inside the repo.

Managing the server

Managing the server through the installer script’s CLI is documented on our website.

This includes starting the server as a background service, as well as starting a development server with real-time debug logging.