netlify-static-version.md

# Static Version for Netlify (Limited Functionality)

## ⚠️ Major Limitations
- No real-time AI processing (would need external AI API)
- No server-side storage
- Browser-only camera access
- No background monitoring
- Requires internet for AI processing

## What We'd Need to Change

### 1. Frontend-Only Architecture
```
┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Static HTML   │───▶│  Browser Camera  │───▶│  External AI    │
│  CSS/JavaScript │    │   getUserMedia   │    │     Service     │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
```

### 2. Required Changes
- Convert Flask templates to static HTML
- Use JavaScript for camera access
- Replace YOLO with TensorFlow.js or external API
- Remove server-side storage (use browser storage)

### 3. Technologies Needed
- **Frontend**: Vanilla JS or React
- **AI**: TensorFlow.js or Hugging Face API
- **Camera**: WebRTC getUserMedia API
- **Storage**: LocalStorage or IndexedDB

### 4. Estimated Effort
- 🕐 **Time**: 1-2 weeks of development
- 🧠 **Complexity**: High (complete rewrite)
- 💰 **AI API Costs**: $0.01-0.10 per image processed
- ⚡ **Performance**: Much slower than local YOLO

## Recommendation
❌ **Don't use Netlify for this app**
✅ **Use Railway or Render instead** - they're designed for your use case!