Install Drone Video Measure¶

Here is a short guide on installing the Drone Video Measure programme from source.

Note

If you want to change the source code or similar follow this guide instead.

Install dependencies¶

Prior to installing Drone Video Measure the following dependencies need to be installed.

Docker Desktop

Please verify that Docker Desktop is running properly before continuing. If the Docker window displays “Docker Desktop starting …” for an extended amount of time, you might need to reboot your computer.

Install the Drone Video Measure programme¶

Download the docker-compose.yml from the latest release.

From Powershell (windows), command line (Mac / Linux) or docker desktop terminal change to the folder where docker-compose.yml is saved an run:

docker compose up

The first time the command is executed, all the dependencies for the drone video program is downloaded which can take up to ten minutes.

The program is now running as a webserver. To access it do the following:

Open a Web Browser at http://localhost:5000. If Drone Video Measure appears all is set and up and running.

Stopping the programme¶

To stop a running instance of the programme enter the following command in the terminal.

docker compose down

Uninstalling Drone Video Measure¶

To uninstall Drone Video Measure remove all docker containers, images and volumes.

Warning

Running the following commands will permanently delete all Drone Video Measure data. If using docker for other project then Drone Video Measure the following commands will also remove their container, images and volumes. Instead use docker desktop to only delete Drone Video Measure containers, images and volumes.

docker system prune --all
docker volume prune --all