Environment Setup

This is the minimum workstation setup for Vedya.

• Terminal.
• Git.
• Python 3.10 or newer.
• SQLite.
• curl.
• Browser with developer tools.
• Code editor.

Optional but recommended:

• Docker.
• Node.js LTS.
• A diagram viewer that supports Mermaid.
• An agentic coding tool.

Run:

git --version
python3 --version
sqlite3 --version
curl --version

Expected:

• Each command prints a version.
• If a command is missing, install it before starting labs.

Run the starter project:

cd starter-projects/support-desk-mini
python3 -m unittest -v
python3 app.py

In another terminal:

curl -i http://localhost:8080/health

You should see:

{"status": "ok"}

Open a browser and visit:

http://localhost:8080/health

Then open developer tools and inspect the Network request.

Port already in use:

PORT=8090 python3 app.py

Remove local database:

rm -f starter-projects/support-desk-mini/support-desk.sqlite3

Run tests again:

cd starter-projects/support-desk-mini
python3 -m unittest -v

• Tool versions print.
• Starter tests pass.
• /health returns 200.
• You can explain what process is running and what port it listens on.