# Raspberry Pi Deployment Guide

## Prerequisites
- Raspberry Pi 4 (recommended) or 3B+
- Raspbian OS (latest)
- Python 3.7+
- nginx (optional, for production)

## Quick Start

1. **Clone the repository**
   ```bash
   git clone <repository-url> /home/pi/myp-platform
   cd /home/pi/myp-platform
   ```

2. **Install dependencies**
   ```bash
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-venv nginx
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   ```

3. **Run deployment script**
   ```bash
   python deploy_raspberry_pi.py
   ```

4. **Start the application**
   ```bash
   python run_optimized.py
   ```

## Production Deployment

1. **Install as systemd service**
   ```bash
   sudo cp myp-platform.service /etc/systemd/system/
   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl enable myp-platform
   sudo systemctl start myp-platform
   ```

2. **Configure nginx (optional)**
   ```bash
   sudo cp nginx-myp-platform.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/myp-platform
   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myp-platform /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   sudo nginx -t
   sudo systemctl reload nginx
   ```

## Performance Tips

1. **Use a fast SD card** (Class 10 or better)
2. **Enable swap** if you have less than 4GB RAM
3. **Use nginx** for serving static files
4. **Monitor temperature** and use cooling if needed
5. **Disable unnecessary services** to free up resources

## Monitoring

Check application status:
```bash
sudo systemctl status myp-platform
```

View logs:
```bash
sudo journalctl -u myp-platform -f
```

## Troubleshooting

- If the app doesn't start, check logs with `journalctl`
- Ensure all Python dependencies are installed
- Check that port 5000 is not in use
- Verify file permissions in the app directory