Server Setup Issues

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Describe the bug

While setting up the TensorMap backend using both Docker and a virtual environment (venv) as described in the README, I encountered errors at different stages that prevented successful installation.

In the Docker setup, the poetry install command fails. Similarly, when attempting a manual setup in a virtual environment, the installation of h5py fails due to backend dependencies.

To Reproduce

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the tensormap-server directory.
2. For Docker setup:
   • Run the following command:

     docker compose up

   • The error occurs at step 6/8 during poetry install.
3. For venv setup:
   • Create a virtual environment and activate it:

     python3 -m venv venv
     source venv/bin/activate

   • Install dependencies:

     pip install -r requirements.txt

   • The error occurs while installing h5py~=3.1.0 due to a failure in installing backend dependencies.

Expected behavior

Both the Docker and venv installations should complete successfully, allowing me to run the Flask application as per the project setup.

Screenshots
Docker Error:

venv Error:

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS 14.6.1 (23G93)
• Python Version: Python 3.13.0

Additional context

The issues may stem from compatibility between specific packages and Python 3.13.0.