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Running in GitHub Codespaces

Instead of installing Ballot Initiative on your local machine, you can run it in GitHub Codespaces, which provides a containerized development environment. Using Codespaces offers several advantages:

  1. Quick Setup – Get started instantly without manually configuring your development environment.
  2. Cross-Platform Compatibility – Work seamlessly from any operating system using a browser-based, cloud-hosted environment.
  3. Portability & Flexibility – Access your project from any device with a browser, eliminating dependency conflicts on your local machine.

Instructions:

Adding the OPENAI API key:

  1. Navigate to Your Repository Settings
  • In your forked repo of the Ballot Initiative Repo, click on the Settings tab.

Settings

  1. Access Codespaces Secrets
  • In the left sidebar, scroll down to "Secrets and Variables" and click on "Codespaces".

Codespaces

  • Click "New repository secret".

Secrets

  1. Add a Secret
  • In the "Name" field, enter OPENAI_API_KEY.
  • In the "Value" field, paste your API key.
  • Click "Add secret" to save it.

Add Secret

Launch Github Codespaces:

  1. Back on the repository's page, locate the green "Code" button near the top right corner of the page.

Button

  1. Click on the "Create codespace on main" button.

Create Codespace

The container will build and automatically launc the Ballot Initiative Application.