What is Remoth?

Remoth is a home automation tool to send key events to the host PC over WIFI using either a mobile device or another PC. The idea is to have a minimalistic and lightweight API to talk with.

Build from source:

Windows

Create a virtualenv

python -m venv venv

Active the virtual enviorment

.\venv\Scripts\activate

Install required dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Build the exe file

pyinstaller -w -F --add-data "static;static" app.py --icon "icon.ico" --name "Remoth" --clean

OSX

Install latest python version supported by pyinstaller

env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-framework" pyenv install 3.7.13

Activate pyenv

pyenv shell 3.7.13

Create a virtualenv

python -m venv venv

Active the virtual enviorment

source ./venv/bin/activate

Install required dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Build the app file

pyinstaller -w -F --add-data "static:static" app.py --icon "icon.ico" --name "Remoth" --clean

Usage:

Make sure that all your devices you wish to control are in one private network.

1. Open Remoth application.

2. Navigate to http://localhost:5000/ to see your device name and local IP address.

3. Find your desired key from this map and then call your host:

   https://github.com/boppreh/keyboard/blob/master/keyboard/_winkeyboard.py#L170-L330

Examples:

Trigger volume down event

• Call from the host machine:

  http://localhost:5000/press/volume_down

• Call host from another machine:

  http://192.168.0.17:5000/press/volume_down

Licencing:

MIT License