Setup Guide

Get DriveAI running on your machine.

Four steps. Under five minutes. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No accounts, no API keys, no internet required once installed.

DriveAI.zip

Workshop package · ~3 MB · everything included

No API keys Runs offline No accounts
Download DriveAI.zip

Save the file somewhere easy to find — your Desktop or Downloads folder. You'll need it in the next step.

Choose your operating system for exact instructions.

1

Open File Explorer and locate DriveAI.zip

Check your Downloads folder or Desktop.

2

Right-click DriveAI.zip

A context menu will appear.

3

Select "Extract All..."

Click Extract to use the default location, or pick a folder like your Desktop.

4

A folder called "driveai" will appear

This is your workshop folder.

Extracted to: C:\Users\YourName\Downloads\driveai\

1

Open Finder and locate DriveAI.zip

Check your Downloads folder in the sidebar.

2

Double-click DriveAI.zip

macOS extracts automatically — a "driveai" folder appears next to the ZIP.

Or use Terminal:

$ cd ~/Downloads && unzip DriveAI.zip

Extracted to: ~/Downloads/driveai/

1

Open a terminal and navigate to Downloads

$ cd ~/Downloads
2

Extract the ZIP

$ unzip DriveAI.zip

Extracted to: ~/Downloads/driveai/

1

Open Command Prompt inside the driveai folder

In File Explorer, navigate to the driveai folder. Click the address bar, type cmd, press Enter.

2

Run the install command

pip install -r requirements.txt
3

Wait for installation to complete

You'll see download progress. Takes ~30 seconds on a normal connection.

1

Open Terminal, navigate to the driveai folder

$ cd ~/Downloads/driveai
2

Run the install command

pip install -r requirements.txt

If that fails, try pip3 install -r requirements.txt

When done you'll see "Successfully installed..." in the terminal. If you see errors, ask your workshop facilitator.

Option A — Double-click

In the driveai folder, find and double-click:

start.bat

Option B — Terminal

python start.py
1

In Terminal, make sure you're in the driveai folder

python start.py

If that fails: python3 start.py

What happens next

The terminal shows server startup messages
Your browser opens automatically at localhost:8000
You'll see the Workshop Setup page — enter your name and start
Keep the terminal open while using DriveAI