Setup & Deployment

This section covers everything needed to run the Epstein Unredactor, from local development to production server deployment.

Contents

DocumentDescription
Local DevelopmentSetting up a dev environment on Windows or Linux
Production DeploymentFull Linux server setup with Gunicorn, Nginx, and SSL

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10+
  • pip and venv
  • System libraries: libgl1, libglib2.0-0, libharfbuzz-dev (Linux)
  • Microsoft Core Fonts (for accurate width calculation)

Dependencies

PackagePurpose
djangoWeb framework
opencv-python-headlessImage analysis (box detection)
numpyArray operations for image processing
pymupdfPDF parsing and image extraction
pillowImage format conversions, mask generation
uharfbuzzPrecision text shaping with kerning/ligature support
gunicornProduction WSGI server