Dashboard

Installing Packages

Using pip, install the following packages:

• pymongo
• flask

Setting Up Your Dashboard

• Visit https://ipstack.com/, sign up for a free account

  • Navigate to your dashboard and find your API access key
  • Copy and paste your key into the text file named "ipstack_geolocation_key.txt" inside the API folder

• Visit https://openweathermap.org/, sign up for a free account

  • Click on the API tab and click on the subscibe button under the "Current weather data" option
  • In the free column, click on "Get API key and Start"
  • An email will be sent with your API key called an "APPID"
  • Copy and paste your key into the text file named "openweathermap_key.txt"

• Visit https://www.mongodb.com/, sign up for a free account

  • Create a new cluster
  • Create a new database called "Dashboard"
  • Create a new collection in your database called "Dashboard" as well
  • Go back to your clusters and click on the "Connect" button for your newly created database
  • Click the option called "Connect using MongoDB Compass"
  • Do not worry about any options and copy the MongoDB Compass connection string
    • The string should start with look something like: "mongodb+srv://:@dashboard..."
    • You need to replace and with your username and password respectively. The username field may be already filled out
  • Copy and paste your connection string with your filled in credentials into the text file named "mongo_connection_string.txt"

• Visit https://developers.google.com/calendar/quickstart/python, and follow the step provided

  • The quickstart.py file mentioned in the instructions are provided in the repo, however, the file may be outdated so be sure to check with the website for any changes
  • If the quickstart.py script ran successfully, a token.pickle file should be created in the directory

• Before starting the dashboard, run the create_db_structure.py script to setup your database structure

Usage

• Run the db_updater.py file then the app.py file
• The dashboard should now be running on your http://localhost/