Project Axify

Overview

Axify is an image compression and restoration software written in Python, as part of a project under the Mathematics Club, IIT Madras.

Requirements

• Python3
• A video stream on an IP address (we have used the IP Webcam app for this purpose)

Usage

Follow these steps to run the image compression pipeline:

1. Clone the repository to your machine.
2. Set up a video stream on an IP address.
3. In axify_webapp.py, paste the IP address to replace <INSERT IP ADDRESS HERE> on lines 17 and 18.
4. In templates/index.html, paste the IP address to replace <INSERT IP ADDRESS HERE> on line 13.
5. In axify_webapp.py, paste your email address to replace <INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS HERE> on line 27. Paste your app password to replace <INSERT APP PASSWORD HERE> on line 28. You could also use your own password, but for security reasons an app password is recommended.
6. Run python3 axify_webapp.py or execute axify_webapp.py from your IDE. Open the port (like http://127.0.0.1:5000) that appears in the output to launch the web app.
7. Use the web app's UI to navigate.