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DroneWorld Installation for macOS

Unreal Engine Application

Unfortuantely, Unreal Engine is not compatable with macOS.

Backend

To prepare the environment and start the backend, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the project repository.

   cd backend 
   

2. Create a virtual environment by running the following command:

python -m venv venv

1. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

1. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

1. Start the server by running the following command:

python ./PythonClient/server/simulation_server.py

This will start the backend server and allow it to communicate with the Unreal application.

Frontend

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the “frontend” folder in the project repository by running the following command:

   cd frontend
   

2. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

1. Start the frontend server by running the following command:

npm run start

This will start the frontend server and allow you to access the user interface in your web browser.

Manual AirSim Folder Input

Follow these steps to manually create an AirSim folder in your Documents folder, which is required for testing the report-dashboard and landing page:

1. Open Finder (macOS): Navigate to your file management application.

2. Locate Your Documents Folder: Navigate to your Documents folder.

3. Create the AirSim Folder: Once you are in the Documents folder, right-click on an empty space and select “New” > “Folder.” Name the folder “AirSim.”

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