buddy-lamp

Code for the Buddy Lamp project.

Running the server

Run locally:

• Download this repo
• Open the Server folder in VS Code or a terminal
• Open the terminal
• Run npm i
• Run npm run start

Run on a hosted site (Render.com):

• Go to Render.com
• Sign up for an account
• Go to the dashboard
• Create a new app (web service)

• Use this repo as the code

• Use the "main" branch and the folder "server"

• Use the Build Command npm i
• Use the Start Command npm run start
• Set Auto-Deploy to "Yes" (this will auto-deploy when I push changes)

Running the client

Installing/Running

• Download the client repo to your Raspberry Pi
• Alter the values (see the section below this)
• Open a terminal, go to the directory where the file is
• Run python main.py

Customizing

Hard-coding

• Hard-code the values for household name and lamp color

Making requests

• Your URL will need to be changed to your Render address (or other host address)