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--- dev:setup_guide [2024/08/12 04:03] – [Web Server Requirements] Floating IPS release link updated wylem
+++ dev:setup_guide [2024/08/22 07:01] (current) – [Initial Requirements] Microsoft ruins everything wylem
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 ====== Setting up the FF4FE generator ======
 ===== Initial Requirements =====
+  - Install Python, if it's not already installed
+    * Versions 3.7 through 3.11 are supported, but 3.11 is recommended for performance reasons((Python 3.12 will likely remain incompatible until FE 5.0 or later))
   - Clone the FF4FE repo - [[https://github.com/HungryTenor/FreeEnterprise4]]
   - Set up site URLs and secrets in the ''.env'' file
     * ''EMBEDDED_REPORT_KEY'' must be 16, 24, or 32 bytes
-  - Set up a Python ENV (from project root dir): ''python -m venv ENV''
+  - Set up a Python ENV (from project root dir) using your desired Python version: ''<path-to-python3.xx>\python -m venv ENV''
-    * Make sure to use the desired Python version for this
+    * It's highly recommended that you use the full path to the Python executable to ensure you're running the intended version.
   - Create the file ''fe.pth'' at the specified location:
     * Windows: ''ENV\Lib\site-packages\fe.pth''

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