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README.md

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-# ProjectIOT
+
+# Installation Guide
+
+## Setting Up Your Virtual Environment
+
+### 1. Create a Virtual Environment
+To begin, create a virtual environment using the following command IN A NEW TERMINAL:
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+```
+
+### 2. Activate the Virtual Environment
+For Windows, activate the virtual environment with IN A NEW TERMINAL:
+```bash
+.\.venv\Scripts\activate.bat
+```
+
+### 3. Install Required Packages
+Once the environment is activated, install the necessary packages by running:
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### 4. Update outdated Packaged
+To avoid errors the ultralytics packages needs to be manually updated:
+```bash
+pip install -U ultralytics
+---
+
+## Setting Up the Database
+
+### 1. Initialize the Database
+To initialize the database, run the following command:
+```bash
+flask --app app.py db init
+```
+
+### 2. Migrate the Database
+Migrate the database schema to the latest version with:
+```bash
+flask --app app.py db migrate
+```
+
+### 3. Upgrade the Database
+Apply the migration to update the database with:
+```bash
+flask --app app.py db upgrade
+```
+
+---
+
+## Seeding the Database
+To populate the database with a few sample users and services, run:
+```bash
+python seed.py
+```
+
+---
+
+## Starting the Application
+To start the application, run:
+```bash
+python app.py
+```
+
+---
+
+# Development Commands
+
+### Updating `requirements.txt`
+To update the `requirements.txt` with the currently installed packages, use the following command:
+```bash
+pip freeze > requirements.txt
+```
+
+---