Setup (tested on Mac, un-tested on PC)

1. npm install

2. brew install ffmpeg

3. brew install imagemagick

4. Add crontab w/ crontab -e inside the Mac Terminal Inside of default VIM, hit i to enable editing/insert

   Add Cron Job

   SHELL=/bin/sh
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
   
   58 1,7,13,19 * * * /Users/private-mac-server/code/noaa-hrrr-smoke-video-generator/index.sh
   

   Run which node to get path Enable full disk access to cron Hit ESC key, then :wq! and Return key This will run 1 hour 58 minutes after the 12 hour UTC clock +6 hour intervals - just when NOAA makes the full 48-hour forecast available.

5. Setup Firebase Project and add JSON service file to root of directory

Normal Usage (Node Cron Schedule)

node index.js

Dev Usage (Immediately-invoked Function Expressions)

node index.js dev

TODO

• add smoke key / legend to each image