server start point

server/server.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check that python is installed
+if ! [ -x "$(command -v python)" ]; then
+  echo 'Error: python is not installed. Please install it to continue.' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check that java is installed
+if ! [ -x "$(command -v java)" ]; then
+  echo 'Error: java is not installed. Please install it to continue.' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [ -d .venv ]; then python -m venv .venv; fi
+
+source .venv/bin/activate &>/dev/null
+
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip &>/dev/null
+python -m pip install -r ../client/requirements.txt &>/dev/null
+
+python ./server.py