Document Summarizer — quick start (Windows PowerShell)

This repository contains a Streamlit UI and a FastAPI backend for summarizing documents.

Quick checklist

• Create a Python virtual environment (recommended)
• Install dependencies from requirements.txt
• Start both services (Streamlit UI + FastAPI)

Setup (PowerShell)

1. Create and activate venv

   python -m venv venv .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

2. Upgrade pip and install requirements

   python -m pip install --upgrade pip pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start services (uses start_services.bat)

   .\start_services.bat

Manual runs (if you prefer)

• Start Streamlit UI:

  .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 streamlit run app.py

• Start FastAPI server:

  .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 uvicorn fastapi_app:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000