Adapt non-k8s installation to Debian 12

- python venv needed for pip
- add missing pvcontrol.service|nginx config files to distro

Author: stephanme

.github/workflows/docker-image.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build distribution
       run: |
         echo -n ${{ github.sha }} > version
-        tar --exclude ./pvcontrol/__pycache__ -zcv -f pv-control.tar.gz ./pvcontrol/ ./ui/dist/ui/ requirements.txt *.md LICENSE version
+        tar --exclude ./pvcontrol/__pycache__ -zcv -f pv-control.tar.gz ./pvcontrol/ ./ui/dist/ui/ requirements.txt *.md LICENSE version pvcontrol.nginx pvcontrol.service
     - name: Archive distribution
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:

README.md

@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ reduced functionality.
 Pre-requisites:
 - Raspberry Pi 2 with Raspberry Pi OS Lite (Debian 12), or newer model
 - [Raspberry Pi Expansion Board, Power Relay](https://www.waveshare.com/rpi-relay-board.htm)
-- Python 3.11
+- Python 3.11, needs a [venv](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/os.html#python-on-raspberry-pi) on Debias 12 for pip
 - download `pv-control.tar.gz` package (release artifacts or from github actions)
 
 The following procedure installs pvcontrol behind an nginx on port 80.
 
 ```
-sudo apt install python3-pip
+python -m venv --system-site-packages ~/.env
+source ~/.env/bin/activate
 
 sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/pvcontrol 
 sudo tar -xzf pv-control.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/pvcontrol

pvcontrol.service

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description=PV Control
 [Service]
 User=pi
 WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin/pvcontrol
-ExecStart=python -m pvcontrol --host 127.0.0.1 --basehref /pvcontrol
+ExecStart=/home/pi/.env/bin/python -m pvcontrol --host 127.0.0.1 --basehref /pvcontrol
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]

update-pvcontrol.sh

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ else
     gh release download "$1" -R stephanme/pv-control --pattern 'pv-control.tar.gz' --output pv-control.tar.gz
 fi
 mkdir -p pvcontrol && tar -xzf pv-control.tar.gz -C ./pvcontrol
-pip install -r pvcontrol/requirements.txt
+~/.env/bin/pip install -r pvcontrol/requirements.txt
 sudo mv /usr/local/bin/pvcontrol /usr/local/bin/pvcontrol-old
 sudo mv ./pvcontrol /usr/local/bin/pvcontrol
 sudo systemctl restart pvcontrol.service