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SSCEHC-Parental Control Application

This is a simple parental control application for monitoring children's computer activities. Created by Hiruja Edurapola.

Table of contents

1. System Requirements
2. Windows Installation
3. MacOS Installation
4. Python Installation
5. Features
6. Download
7. Notes

System Requirements

	Windows	MacOS
OS	Windows XP or Higher	MacOS Mojave 10.14 or Higher
Python Version	3.6.0 or Higher	3.6.0 or Higher
Storage	At least 100mb free	At least 250mb free
Browser Compatibility	Internet Explorer 5 or higher. Microsoft Bing 2020 or Higher Other Browsers Latest Version	Any Browser Latest Version Safari is not supported
Ram	4GB or Higher (About 500MB to Run The App*) * Depends on the browser and some values may vary.	8GB or Higher (About 700MB to Run The App)* * Depends on the browser and some values may vary.
Others	About 20mb Internet Access is needed.	About 30mb Internet Access is needed.

Windows Installation

Before this, see Python Installation

1. Clone the repository or Download the code.

2. Install the required packages using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the app.py file using the following command:

python app.py

4. Open the browser and go to the following link:

http://localhost:5000/

MacOS Installation

Before this, see Python Installation

1. Clone the repository or Download the code.

2. Install the required packages using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Tip

You might want to enter the file path

pip install -r /Users/USERNAME/FILEPATH/requirements.txt

Replace Username and File path as suitable.

3. Run the app.py file using the following command:

python app.py

python /Users/USERNAME/FILEPATH/app.py

Replace Username and File path as suitable.

4. Open the browser and go to the following link:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

http://localhost:5000/

Python Installation

1. Download and install python from the following url, if you haven't already.

https://www.python.org/downloads/

2. Install pip

• In Windows press Ctrl + R then type cmd and then press enter to open Command Prompt.
• In MacOS press Cmd + Space to open spolight and search Terminal and open the Terminal

Then enter the following command to install pip

curl -sSL https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

3. Errors

If you encounter any errors please search the web and find answers. Also make sure that when installing python you selected Add Python to Environment variables

Tip

Refer this stackoverflow thread.

4. Back To App Installation

If you have successfully downloaded and installed python and pip, go back to the installation guide.

Features

1. The application can take periodic screenshots of the screen.
2. The application can use to view the screenshots taken.
3. This is useful for busy parents who want to monitor their child's activity.

• Click on the View Activity button to see the screenshots
• Screenshots are saved to screenshots\ folder and can be seen via templates/activity.html

Download

Version	Windows	MacOS
3.1.0	Download curl -LJO https://github.com/HirujaEdurapola/SSCEHC-Parental-Control/archive/refs/tags/3.1.0.zip	Download
3.0 Stable Release	Download curl -LJO https://github.com/HirujaEdurapola/SSCEHC-Parental-Control/archive/refs/tags/3.0.zip	Download
2.0	Download curl -LJO https://github.com/HirujaEdurapola/SSCEHC-Parental-Control/archive/refs/tags/2.0.zip	Download
1.0	Download curl -LJO https://github.com/HirujaEdurapola/SSCEHC-Parental-Control/archive/refs/tags/1.0.zip	Download

Notes

1. app.py is the main python file.
2. templates/index.html file is the landing page of the application.
3. Screenshots are stored in the screenshots\ folder.

Warning

File structure changes can result in code errors.