An HTTP server for updating software, firmware, and configuration files on Opentrons robots

The absolute most vital task that this server can perform is to ensure that it is able to boostrap itself without failing. Whenever the update server receives an update to itself, it must test the new install and ensure that it is able to boot and receive a successive update. To guarantee this, the update server should install a potential update in a virtual environment and boot the new server, then ship an update to it (the successive update could be the same wheel as the new server itself). If it is able to boot and accept a health check and an update, then it should be installed and the server restarted so the new update server takes effect.

This test is optional (though preferred) for updating configuration files and other applications, such as the API server.

To set up the development environment, see the contributing guide in the root of the Opentrons/opentrons repository.

To test the update server, open a terminal to this directory and enter:

make setup
make test
make lint

To run a development server (assuming this project is already installed) open a terminal to this directory and enter:

make dev

Once the server boots, you will see a message including the address on which the server is listening for requests.