LocalFoodAI_lanfr144/docs/Installation_Guide.md

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Local Food AI - Detailed Installation and Deployment Guide

This guide describes how to provision the host hypervisor, install Docker on Ubuntu, clone the repository, check out the correct branch, and launch the application.

1. WSL2 Ubuntu Instance Setup

To create a dedicated WSL2 environment for the application, execute the following command in an Administrator PowerShell window:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04 --name Dopro1

During initialization, configure the default Unix user and password as prompted:

Create a default Unix user account: lanfr144
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully

[!WARNING] WSL Filesystem Mounts: By default, launching WSL may place you in a Windows filesystem mount (e.g. /mnt/d/...). To prevent performance degradation and permission bugs, navigate to your WSL home directory immediately:

cd ~

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2. Docker & Docker Compose Installation inside WSL Ubuntu

To install Docker directly inside your WSL Ubuntu instance (without Docker Desktop):

Step 2.1: Clean Existing Docker Versions

sudo apt remove -y docker.io docker-compose docker-compose-v2 docker-doc podman-docker containerd runc

Step 2.2: Add Docker's Official GPG Key & Repository

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources <<EOF
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu
Suites: \$(. /etc/os-release && echo "\${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-\$VERSION_CODENAME}")
Components: stable
Architectures: \$(dpkg --print-architecture)
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
EOF

Step 2.3: Install Docker Components

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

Step 2.4: Start and Enable Docker Daemon

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Step 2.5: Add User to the Docker Group

Ensure you can execute Docker commands without sudo:

grep "^docker:" /etc/group || sudo addgroup docker
sudo usermod -aG docker \$USER

Step 2.6: Reboot the WSL Instance

Execute the command below inside WSL to gracefully reboot the instance:

cd /mnt/c/ && cmd.exe /c start "rebooting WSL" cmd /c "timeout 5 && wsl -d \$WSL_DISTRO_NAME" && wsl.exe --terminate \$WSL_DISTRO_NAME

Upon reconnecting, verify Docker is running by starting the hello-world container:

docker run hello-world

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3. Network Configuration & Performance Tuning

Step 3.1: Switch to Legacy IPTables

Ubuntu 22.04 uses nftables by default. Switch to legacy iptables to ensure Docker network NAT rules match correctly:

sudo update-alternatives --config iptables
# Select option 1 (iptables-legacy)

Step 3.2: Configure DNS Settings

To ensure reliable package downloads and LLM registry calls:

echo "1,\$ s/^/#/
\$ a
nameserver 1.1.1.1
.
w
q" | sudo ed /etc/resolv.conf

echo "\$ a
# Added these 2 lines:
[network]
generateResolvConf = false
.
w
q" | sudo ed /etc/wsl.conf

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4. Repository Clones & Branch Governance

There are two repositories configured for this project:

• Primary Git Repository: https://git.btshub.lu/lanfr/LocalFoodAI_lanfr144.git
• Alternative Git Repository (Worldwide Access - Clone): https://github.com/lanfr144/LocalFoodAI_lanfr144.git

Clone the primary repository inside your home directory:

git clone https://git.btshub.lu/lanfr/LocalFoodAI_lanfr144.git
cd LocalFoodAI_lanfr144

Step 4.1: List Available Branches

Inspect both local and remote branches on the server:

git branch -a

(Shows available branches like remotes/origin/main or remotes/origin/dev)

Step 4.2: Track and Check Out the Right Branch

Select the main production branch and extract it:

git checkout main

(If the repository uses a master branch, replace 'main' with 'master')

Step 4.3: Set Default Branch (Optional)

To set the default tracking branch for your local copy:

git remote set-head origin main

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5. Launching the App

Ensure the runbooks and sync scripts have executable permissions:

chmod +x data_sync.sh backup_db.sh manage_services.sh scripts/manage_models.sh

Follow the standard runbook to initialize credentials and launch services:

# 1. Create a local .env file based on step 3 guidelines
# 2. Run the service manager to spin up containers
./manage_services.sh start