Getting Started with InsightHub Development

This guide will walk you through setting up the complete development environment for InsightHub, including both the backend and frontend.

Prerequisites

Python 3.13 and Poetry
Node.js 18+ and npm
Git

Backend Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd insight_hub

Install Python dependencies:
```
poetry install
```

Set up environment variables:

You will need to set the following environment variables. You can do this by creating a .env file in the root of the project and adding the following lines:

YOUTUBE_API=your_youtube_api_key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
TRANSCRIPTION_METHOD=openai # or 'local' for faster-whisper
AUDIO_SPEED_FACTOR=2.0 # Optional: Factor to speed up audio for transcription

Run the backend server:

poetry run streamlit run src/reddit_weekly_top/app.py

Frontend Setup

Navigate to the frontend directory:
```
cd insighthub-frontend
```
Install Node.js dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Run the frontend development server:
```
npm run dev
```

You should now have the backend running on http://localhost:8601 and the frontend on http://localhost:5173.