Watch and Set Fire

This Python-based service will watch a specific folder. When new or modified files are detected they will be uploaded to the specified bucket in Firebase Storage.

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Getting Started

• Use raspi-config to:
  • Set up your WiFi connection

Installation

Installation of the program, as well as any software prerequisites, can be completed with the following two-line install script.

wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eat-sleep-code/watchandsetfire/main/install-watchandsetfire.sh -O ~/install-watchandsetfire.sh
sudo chmod +x ~/install-watchandsetfire.sh && ~/install-watchandsetfire.sh

Setup Your API Key

To use this application, you will need to:

• Provision and download your firebase_admin API key from the Google Cloud Platform Console
• Rename the downloaded file to firebase-key.json and place the file within the \home\pi\watchandsetfire directory

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Usage

watchandsetfire <options>

Options

• --path : Set the path that will be watched for changes (required)
• --recursive : Set whether sub directories will also be watched (default: True)
• --includePattern : Set the pattern of files to watch (default: all files are included)
• --ignorePattern : Set the pattern of files to be ignored (default: no files are ignored)
• --bucket : Set the Firebase storage bucket URI (required)
• --destination : Set the destination within the Firebase storage bucket (default: root of the storage bucket)

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Example

The following will watch the cucumbers folder for new or modified files. When detected, they will be uploaded to example.appspot.com/pickles/[filename].[ext]

watchandsetfire --path '/home/pi/cucumbers' --bucket 'example.appspot.com' --destination 'pickles/'

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Autostart

Want to start the watch every time you boot your Raspberry Pi? Here is how!

• Review /etc/systemd/system/watchandsetfire.service
  • If you would like to add any of aforementioned options you may do so by editing the service file.
• Run ~/watchandsetfire/install-watchandsetfire.service.sh

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ℹ️ This application was developed and tested using Raspberry Pi OS running on Raspberry Pi Zero W, Raspberry Pi 3B+, and Raspberry Pi 4B boards. Issues may arise if you are using either older hardware or other Linux distributions.