Installation and Setup

This file provides instructions for setting up the development environment and running the Image-to-Code conversion application.

Prerequisites

Before installing the application, ensure to have the following software and accounts:

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Node.js 14.x or higher
• Git
• API keys for:
  • Google Gemini API
  • Anthropic Claude API

Repository Setup

Follow these steps to clone and set up the repository:

git <https://gitlab.dhiwise.com/internship_program_2025/group-project-1/image-to-html-team-2>
cd image-to-code-api

Backend Setup

The backend is built with FastAPI and requires setting up a Python environment with necessary dependencies.

Setting up the Python Environment

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

# For Windows
python -m venv venv
venv\\Scripts\\activate

# For macOS/Linux
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

1. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Environment Variables Configuration

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following variables: