Portcullis

Open source online data collection for sensor networks.

Sponsored by:
    Visgence, Inc. 
    www.visgence.com
    portcullis@visgence.com

License:
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Why is Portcullis cool?

Portcullis is an application designed to centralize all kinds of data that can be collected from network connected sensor devices. Devices send data to a Portcullis server through an HTTP-based API. Once on the server, the data can be analyzed and visualized using a variety of fancy techiques.

Software Prerequisites:

    Python 2.7
    Django 1.4
    Dajaxice 0.5.5
    git
    gitPython

    Database (one of the following):
        postgres
	python-psycopg2

	Or

	sqlite3

    Webserver:
        apache2
	libapache2-mod-wsgi
	

Installation:

    Ubuntu or Debian users can usually install the prerequisites by:
        $ sudo apt-get install python2.7 postgresql python-psycopg2 apache2 libapache-mod-wsgi python-setuptools git
	$ sudo easy_install django
	$ sudo easy_install django-dajaxice
	$ sudo easy_install gitpython

    
    To get the most recent version of portcullis, use our github repository:
        $ git clone git://github.com/visgence/portcullis.git

    
    Edit the database connection info in settings.py

    Run the setup script to sync the db and download other necessary resources.
        portcullis/$ ./manage.py setup

    Run the dev server, which attaches to port 8000 by default
        portcullis/$ ./manage.py runserver                     or
	portcullis/$ ./manage.py runserver ip:port

    Optional:
        Setup in apache.
	    For Debian/Ubuntu:
	        Make sure to edit portcullis_apache.conf to reflect your install location.
	        portcullis/$ sudo cp portcullis_apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/
		portcullis/$ ./manage.py collectstatic
		portcullis/$ sudo service apache2 restart