This repository is now archived as it is intended for a course that I've already taken.

BK2 Project

This is a backend for our project written in a healthy mix of Java, HTML, and C++.

Overview

This project is designed to monitor the occupancy of a team room using an ESP32 microcontroller, a Java server, and a web interface built with HTML and JavaScript. The ESP32 periodically sends occupancy data to the server, which is then displayed in real-time on the web interface.

When the team room is available, it looks like this:

And when it is occupied, it looks like this:

Installation and Deployment

To deploy this project, follow these steps:

1. Compile the Java files located in the Server directory and pack them into a JAR file using the provided Manifest.mf file.

2. Set up a reverse proxy with Nginx, and configure the endpoint for the Java server to /test on port 8001.

3. Compile the ESP32 code located in the ESP directory and flash it onto an ESP32 microcontroller. The specific model used in this project is an ESP32-WROOM-32 dev board; follow the vendor's guide to flash the board with Arduino.

4. Place the frontend files located in the Frontend directory into the HTML folder of the Nginx server. On a Debian-based system with an APT-based install of Nginx, the HTML folder should be located at /var/www/html/.