This is a work-in-progress python server to run on a raspberry pi and control the connected LEDs.
(Optional) Use a virtual environment
python -m venv env
. env/bin/activate
Install the requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the server
nohup sudo python3 server.py &
Alternatively, there is a helper script server.sh that activates the virtual environment, runs the server, and starts an ngrok tunnel. It can also be called with stop to stop the server and ngrok.
bash server.sh start
Access the web interface on the local network at
<raspberrypi hostname>:5000
Add more patterns in lights.py. Any pattern function must have an entry in the available_patterns whitelist, which will also generate a button for it. Each pattern is run in a new thread, and when the stop button is pressed, the server updates an event that is checked in a while loop surrounding the pattern function. Because of this, long-running pattern functions will not stop correctly, so try to keep the repeating unit short.
- Make brightness slider work with all the patterns
- Make the server something more legit and hardened than a flask development server
- Connect some Google smart home actions to control the lights