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+* modify doorcontrol.conf with your configuration
+* move doorcontrol.conf to `/etc/doorcontrol/doorcontrol.conf`
+* create `/usr/local/doorcontrol` directory
+* create iot user
+* change to iot user: `sudo -u iot -s`
+* `chown iot:iot /usr/local/doorcontrol`
+* create python virtual environment
+* `python3 -m venv /usr/local/doorcontrol/venv`
+* create `/usr/local/doorcontrol/src` directory
+* move doorcontrol.py to `/usr/local/doorcontrol/src`
+* activate virtual env: `source /usr/local/doorcontrol/venv/bin/activate`
+* `pip install paho.mqtt, bottle`
+* create uwsgi conf file, use example file and move to `/etc/uwsgi/apps-available`
+* if using emperor mode: `ln -s /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/doorcontrol-uwsgi.ini /etc/uwsgi/vassels/doorcontrol-uwsgi.ini`
+* modify nginx config:
+    location = /main-door { rewrite ^ /main-door/; }
+        location /main-door {
+            auth_basic off;
+            try_files $uri @main-door; }
+        location @main-door {
+            auth_basic off;
+    
+            include uwsgi_params;
+            uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/doorcontrol/dc.sock;
+    }
+* create dir `mkdir /run/uwsgi/app/doorcontrol`
+* chown iot:www-data
+
diff --git a/doorcontrol-uwsgi.ini b/doorcontrol-uwsgi.ini
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+[uwsgi]
+
+strict = true
+
+uid = iot
+gid = www-data
+
+socket = /run/uwsgi/app/doorcontrol/dc.sock
+
+#disable-logging = true
+
+workers = 4
+
+chmod-socket = 664
+
+single-interpreter = true
+master = true
+plugin = python3,http
+lazy-apps = true
+enable-threads = true
+
+### The followint 2 lines are important if we arent mounted at root of url
+manage-script-name = true
+mount = /main-door=app:app
+
+#wsgi-file = app.py
+#module = app:app
+#route-run = fixpathinfo:
+
+virtualenv = /usr/local/doorcontrol/venv
+pythonpath = /usr/local/doorcontrol/venv/bin
+chdir = /usr/local/doorcontrol/src
+
+daemonize = /var/log/uwsgi/doorcontrol.log