Update readme to use gunicorn + update snap interval

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Quick Start:
 2. Create new venv `python -m venv .venv`
 3. Activate venv `.venv/bin/activate`
 4. Install dependencies `pip install -r requirements.txt`
-5. In one terminal, run the backend with `uvicorn backend.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000` (this might take a while to start up)
+5. In one terminal, run the backend with `gunicorn backend.app:app -c gunicorn_config.py` (this might take a while to start up)
 6. In another terminal, run the frontend with `streamlit run src/main.py`
 
 Current Metrics:

backend/app.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 state = BackendState()
 
 
-@repeat_every(seconds=60 * 28, wait_first=True)
+@repeat_every(seconds=60 * 15, wait_first=True)
 async def repeatedly_retake_snapshot(state: BackendState) -> None:
     await state.take_pickle_snapshot()
 
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
         print("Loading cached vat")
         await state.load_pickle_snapshot(cached_vat_path[-1])
         await repeatedly_clean_cache(state)
-        # await repeatedly_retake_snapshot(state)
+        await repeatedly_retake_snapshot(state)
     else:
         print("No cached vat found, bootstrapping")
         await state.bootstrap()
         await state.take_pickle_snapshot()
         await repeatedly_clean_cache(state)
-        # await repeatedly_retake_snapshot(state)
+        await repeatedly_retake_snapshot(state)
     state.ready = True
     print("Starting app")
     yield