updated

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1 @@
-.venv/
+.venv

app/install.sh

@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ echo "Updating package list..."
 sudo apt update
 
 echo "Installing system dependencies..."
-sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip vlc libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev pulseaudio
+sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv vlc libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev pulseaudio
 
-echo "Installing Python dependencies..."
-pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+echo "Creating a virtual environment..."
+python3 -m venv venv
 
-echo "Setup complete. You can now run the app using: python3 app.py or gunicorn -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0:1025 app:app"
+echo "Activating the virtual environment and installing Python dependencies..."
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+deactivate
+
+echo "Setup complete. To start the app, activate the virtual environment using: source venv/bin/activate"
+echo "Then run: python3 app.py or gunicorn -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0:1025 app:app"