Installation Guide

Complete installation and setup instructions for the Healthcare Management System.

System Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB+ for AI)
• 500MB storage + AI model size
• Windows 10+, macOS, or Linux

Python Installation

Install Python from python.org/downloads

Verify installation:

python --version

Application Setup

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/mabdulre9/healthcare-system.git
cd healthcare-system

Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run Application

python app.py

Access at http://localhost:5000

Ollama Installation

Download Ollama

Visit ollama.com/download

• Windows: Run OllamaSetup.exe
• macOS: Install from DMG
• Linux: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Download Model

ollama pull qwen2.5:4b

Configure

1. Open http://localhost:5000/settings
2. Enter model name: qwen2.5:4b
3. Click TEST MODEL
4. Click SAVE SETTINGS

Verification

Test all components:

1. Application runs without errors
2. Dashboard displays sample patients
3. AI Assistant connects to Ollama
4. Medical reports generate successfully

Next Steps

• Getting Started
• User Guide
• Configuration