Calscan/README.md

# Calscan

A food scanning system that provides real-time nutritional information, running in Docker and updating automatically from a central Git repository.

Calscan was made for the [Raspberry Pi PA Consulting Competition](https://www.paconsulting.com/culture/pa-in-the-community/raspberry-pi-competition-uk)

## Features
- Scan food items via barcode input.
- Retrieve nutritional information instantly.
- Automatic updates via Git.
- Runs in Docker for reproducibility and easy deployment.
- Designed for scalability on Raspberry Pi or cloud environments.

## Setup
1. **Install Docker on your Pi**
```bash
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sh get-docker.sh
```

2. **Clone our Repository**
```bash
git clone https://code.calscan.co.uk/calscan/Calscan
cd Calscan
```

3. **Build and run Docker container**
```bash
docker build -t calscan .
docker run -d --name calscan calscan
```

**You can view the rest of the information at [calscan.co.uk](https://calscan.co.uk)**