diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+numpy
+Pillow
+psycopg2
+pylibdmtx
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+with open('requirements.txt') as fid:
+    REQUIRES = [l.strip() for l in fid.readlines() if l]
+setup(name='AeN_sample',
+      version='1.0',
+      description='Forena setup files and Python cgi for the Nansen Legacy sample log',
+      author='Pål Ellingsen',
+      author_email='pale@unis.com',
+      packages=[],
+      install_requires=REQUIRES,
+      url='https://github.com/SIOS-Svalbard/Aen_sample',
+      long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
+      scripts=[],)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        __import__('cv2')
+    except ImportError:
+        print("The Data Matrix reader of AeN_sample requires cv2")
+        print('''OpenCV needs to be built from source''')