As a system, I want our program to start automatically on system startup so I can ensure continuous data collection.

[digitalwaters-jason]

Description:

To ensure that our Python application on the Raspberry Pi is always running, we need to configure the system to automatically launch the app on startup. Given the resilience of our app, which can shut down at any time without compromising data integrity, this task is crucial for ensuring that data collection resumes automatically whenever the system restarts. This setup will safeguard our offline data and ensure that data is collected as consistently as possible, regardless of system reliability.

Acceptance Criteria:

• The Raspberry Pi system is configured to launch the Python app automatically on startup.
• The configuration should work across all Raspberry Pi devices used in the project.
• The application starts without any manual intervention upon system reboot.
• If the application fails to start, the system logs the failure and triggers a restart attempt.
• The integrity of offline data is maintained in the event of an unexpected shutdown or restart.

[digitalwaters-jason]

Tested the instructions to set this up in this project's readme. It works well. Closing.