EPrint

EP is a Django-SQL based webapp that aims at enabling users to utilize the printing facilities of the institution more effectively. The Portal features options to upload files, check print status and view/pay e-bills on the fly through the intranet.

Authors

• Anudeep Tubati [170010039@iitdh.ac.in]
• S V Praveen [170010025@iitdh.ac.in]

Features

• Login ➤ Upload ➤ Confirm ➤ Collect
• Automated server-side printing
• Email verification for institution
• Easily configurable through intranet
• Simple, Responsive and mobile friendly UI

Installation

All the features of code can be found in detail in codestructure.md

Apache server is used to serve media files to the Admin page.

Django server must be setup on a linux-based system and connected to the printer server.

I. Setting up Django Server

1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/svp19/EPrint
2. cd into EPrint/PrinterFac: cd EPrint/PrinterFac.
3. Install pyenv.
4. Install pyenv-virtualenv.
5. Install Python 3.6.4: pyenv install 3.6.4.
6. Create a new virtualenv called easyprintvenv: pyenv virtualenv 3.6.4 easyprintvenv.
7. Set the local virtualenv to easyprintvenv: pyenv local easyprintvenv.
8. Reload the pyenv environment: pyenv rehash.
9. As it is better to use environment variables for all the passwords and keys, configure your environment variables (like this) appropriately to match those in settings.py

If all went well then your command line prompt should now start with (easyprintvenv).

9. Install the required python libraries: pip install -r requirements.txt

On the first run, create a superuser to have unrestricted access to any page by the command python manage.py createsuperuser

II. Setting up Apache Server

1. Install LAMP.
2. Copy the contents of Apache Server directory into your localhost folder.
3. Give www-data permission to read, write, execute the media file: sudo chown -R www-data media

III. Configuring Printer server for Django

If your printer is wired to the server or if it is connected through direct WiFi

1. Get the ipp: of your printer using lpinfo -v
2. Create a new printer class called myprinter using the lpadmin command-line utility for your online printer.
3. Set it to default. Example : lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print

If your printer is on wirelessly connected to the server

1. Get the IP of your printer and add it to the printers in Linux settings.
2. Set it to default.

IV. Setting up RazorPay

1. In PrinterFac directory, go to settings.py and change the API_KEY to your razorpay_api_key and API_PASS to your razorpay_api_pass.

Databases Involved

1. Only sqlite3 has been used in this program.
2. To deploy using PostgreSQL, please refer to this link. Note that all changes will be made in PrinterFac/settings.py only.

To-Do

• Integrate RazorPay payments
• Add support for PostScript files
• Resolve print status automatically