solar_edge/README.md

# Solar Edge Status Updater
When placed in a cron job this uppdater will make an https call to a json api to retrieve the co2 savings and equivenant trees planted and overlay those numbers on a graphic and upload them to the website. 

# Dependancies
* Python 3 and contents of `requirements.txt`.
* The font `Biko_Regular.otf`.
* A `.png` graphic to write text on.
* The package direnv and the follwing changes to the user account:
  * [bash.rc] (https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki/Python#bash)
  * [venv] (https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki/Python#venv-stdlib-module)


# Bulid Instructions
`pip install -r requirements.txt`

user crontab
`05   *     *   *  *    cd ~/.venv/solar_edge && direnv exec . python solar_edge.py > /dev/null 2>&1`