netlify-static-version.md

Static Version for Netlify (Limited Functionality)

⚠️ Major Limitations

• No real-time AI processing (would need external AI API)
• No server-side storage
• Browser-only camera access
• No background monitoring
• Requires internet for AI processing

What We'd Need to Change

1. Frontend-Only Architecture

┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Static HTML   │───▶│  Browser Camera  │───▶│  External AI    │
│  CSS/JavaScript │    │   getUserMedia   │    │     Service     │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘

2. Required Changes

• Convert Flask templates to static HTML
• Use JavaScript for camera access
• Replace YOLO with TensorFlow.js or external API
• Remove server-side storage (use browser storage)

3. Technologies Needed

• Frontend: Vanilla JS or React
• AI: TensorFlow.js or Hugging Face API
• Camera: WebRTC getUserMedia API
• Storage: LocalStorage or IndexedDB

4. Estimated Effort

• 🕐 Time: 1-2 weeks of development
• 🧠 Complexity: High (complete rewrite)
• 💰 AI API Costs: $0.01-0.10 per image processed
• ⚡ Performance: Much slower than local YOLO

Recommendation

❌ Don't use Netlify for this app ✅ Use Railway or Render instead - they're designed for your use case!