Development Environment Setup Guide

This guide provides instructions for setting up and running the development environment both locally and on Google VM.

Local Development Setup

Prerequisites

1. Redis Server

• Must be running on localhost:6379
• Ensure Redis is installed and properly configured

Project Setup

AACT-OpenHands Backend

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/akhatua2/aact-openhands

2. Follow the repository's README for detailed setup instructions

3. Verify the Flask server is running successfully

   # Install dependencies
   bun i
   
   # Start development server
   bun run dev
   

Google VM Environment

Project Structure

Root Directory
├── cotomata/          # Cotomata project files
└── aact-openhands/    # AACT-OpenHands project files

API Endpoints

• Base Server URL: http://34.57.199.157
• Cotomata API: http://34.57.199.157:3000/{endpoint}
• AACT-OpenHands API: http://34.57.199.157:5000/{endpoint}

Server Management

Status Monitoring Check the current server status:

sudo systemctl status {branch}.service

Restart the server:

# Reload system configurations
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# Restart specific service
sudo systemctl restart {branch}.service

Stop server (required before local testing):

sudo systemctl stop cotomata

Local Development on VM

Running Cotomata

# Navigate to frontend directory
cd cotomata/frontend

# Start development server
bun run dev

Running AACT-OpenHands

# Navigate to project directory
cd aact-openhands/aact_openhands

# Start Python application
poetry run python app.py

Access your local development instance at: http://34.57.199.157:{PORT}/