repository to manage all files related to the makeathon farm bot project (Software + Documentation).

Some useful stuff

GIT

Command line tool: https://git-scm.com/
Useful commands: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/top-10-git-commands-every-developer-should-know.aspx
Nice GUI: https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/

Python

Python Virtual Environments

Create Virtual Environment:

```python -m venv .venv```

Activate VE:

.venv/Scripts/activate.bat (Win CMD)
.venv/Scripts/activate.ps1 (Win PS)
source .venv/bin/activate (Linux/mac bash)

Deactivate VE:

.venv/Scripts/deactivate.bat (Win CMD)
.venv/Scripts/deactivate.ps1 (Win PS)
deactivate (Linux/mac bash)

Install requirements.txt: pip install -r requirements.txt

Freeze requirements pip freeze > requirements.txt

Python Flask

https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.2.x/quickstart/#a-minimal-application

flask --app python-flask-server run to run server on localhost flask --app python-flask-server run --host=192.168.1.x to define own host

To send requests to your service, https://www.postman.com/downloads/ is a good application.

MQTT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxdz-2rhLs&ab_channel=RuiSantos
MQTT Explorer: https://mqtt-explorer.com/
MQTT Broker: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/how-to-install-mosquitto-broker-on-raspberry-pi/
Maybe this tool could be helpful to manage the logic: https://nodered.org/
how we can use MQTT with Arduino IDE: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-mqtt-publish-subscribe-arduino-ide/

Matter