From 8b6dc0db333ddc1a37e6c692cd226eb83e80535d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Bedeleanu <bede@tfm.ro>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:39:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use venv pip to avoid externally-managed-environment
 error

---
 start_server.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index e376222a..bf9e6605 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ source .venv/bin/activate
 
 # 3. Check and Install Backend Dependencies
 echo "📦 Updating Python dependencies..."
-pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+.venv/bin/pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
 
 # 4. Get Local IP and set environment variables
 LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' || echo "localhost")