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Installation

Getting DarkFlow installed and ready-to-go should only take a few minutes. If it ever becomes a pain, please file an issue (or submit a pull request) describing the issue you encountered and how we might make the process easier.

Then proceed to the configuration

DarkFlow on MS Windows

Follow this simple procedure:

  • Double click the setup-darkflow-YYYY.MM.DD-x64.exe to execute it.
  • authorize the setup program to modify the system by clicking the Yes button
  • Choose the path where to install DarkFlow (default should be fine), then click Next
  • check the box if you want a desktop shortcut, then click Next
  • Review the installation parameters and click Install

Things get weird at this point, but don’t worry. The DarkFlow installer contains the ImageMagick installer which is launched on this step. So another Installation program is launched over the first one and asks for another set of questions:

  • Accept the license Agreement (which tells you that it is free software) and click Next
  • You may read the Welcome to ImageMagick! message and click Next
  • Choose the path where to install ImageMagick (default should be fine). then click Next
  • Choose a Start Menu Folder (default should be fine). then click Next
  • Make sure the Add Application directory to your system path is checked and click Next
  • Proceed by clicking Install
  • You just installed ImageMagick, so ckick Next
  • Choose to read the ImageMagick’s index.html or not and click Finish

At this point, the ImageMagic installer exits and give back the hand to the DarkFlow installer.

  • Click Finish and you’re done!

Execute the setup program and answer to the asked questions regarding the path

DarkFlow on macOS

Open the DMG disk image file and drag-n-drop the DarkFlow App into your Applications Folder. Since the App is not signed, you will need to answer some cryptic question in order to be able to launch DarkFlow. This support page may help you in case of difficulties to launch the program.

DarkFlow on GNU/Linux

Installation process on GNU/Linux needs your user to be a sudoer. If it is not already the case, you can fix it by issuing the following command.

$ su -c "adduser $(id -un) sudo"

And then, logout and login again, not only from your terminal but also from your graphical user environment. This step is needed by the way group additions works on GNU/Linux.

Ubuntu and Debian

Currently supported distributions

  • Debian stretch amd64 and i386
  • Debian jessie amd64 and i386
  • Ubuntu yakkety amd64 and i386
  • Ubuntu xenial amd64 and i386
  • Ubuntu wily amd64
$ sudo apt-get install lsb-release
$ echo deb http://darkflow.org/$(lsb_release -si).$(dpkg --print-architecture)/ $(lsb_release -sc) main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/darkflow.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install darkflow

Other distros using docker

If your distro is not listed in the previous section, you’re not out of luck. There is a handy way to get DarkFlow Up and Running using docker.

The following command will pull the required image from docker hub and run a container.

All you need is to expose your photos to the docker container running DarkFlow, this is done by copying your assets in the ~/DARKFLOW/ directory.

$ curl -s http://darkflow.org/live.sh | bash
"In God we trust. All other we audit."

Feel free to review this script as live.sh sudo's operations and open your display to local connections

Running DarkFlow in a container

From within the container, save all your data in the ~/DARKFLOW/ directory, otherwise you will lose data for good.