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https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard

Web-App Dashboard to monitor Raspberry Pi hardware and software status. Nothing more than Webserver + PHP required.
https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard

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Web-App Dashboard to monitor Raspberry Pi hardware and software status. Nothing more than Webserver + PHP required.

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![Intro](img/logo.png?raw=true "Raspberry Pi Dashboard - Project Logo")

View and manage your Pi system through your web browser!


Written in plain HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and PHP (backend). No extra software required!







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## Features



- Live surveillance of RPi hardware (CPU temperature, frequency, load etc.) with customizable warning thresholds

- Detailed software/hardware information (web server, PHP, storage / partition workload, core voltage, plugged USB devices, kernel version, model specifications, OS, CPU, network config)

- Protected access with password login ([configure password](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard#configure-password-manually))

- Shutdown / Reboot your Raspberry Pi with scheduling options ([setup instructions](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard#enable-shutdown--reboot-optional))

- Responsive mobile web app

- Dark Theme (manual / auto)



### 🆕 Use the installer script to set up the dashboard!



## Screenshots



![Preview](img/preview.png?raw=true "Preview of dashboard in a web browser")



| Mobile Light Theme                                | Mobile Dark Theme                               |

|:-------------------------------------------------:|:-----------------------------------------------:|

| ![](img/m2.png?raw=true)                          |                ![](img/m1.png?raw=true)         |



## Use installer script (alpha)



```bash

wget -O install.sh https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard/raw/release/installer.sh

bash install.sh

```



## Manual download and installation



### Prerequisites



- Running web server (e.g. *Lighttpd* or *Apache*) with *PHP* installed

- Installed *Git* (comes preinstalled on Raspberry Pi OS / formerly Raspbian as well as other Linux distros)

- Valid permissions set within `/var/www/html`



#### Valid permissions



The following configuration is the commonly recommended set-up for your web server folder and is meant to be secure to a certain level (with the **minimum** need of permissions):



1. Make sure `www-data` group exists and add your current user to that system group:


_(if you are using another distro than Raspberry Pi OS the username of web server can differ)_


`sudo groupadd www-data`


`sudo usermod -a -G www-data www-data`


`sudo usermod -a -G www-data ` (replace `` with your username)



1. Give the ownership of web folder to the `www-data` group and *your* user.
The following commands ensure that you have _full_ access on the files within the web folder while group members (`www-data`) cannot edit/write for security reasons:


`sudo chown -R :www-data /var/www/html` (replace `` with your username)


`sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html`



3. Reboot your RPi or log out and back in (for permission changes to take effect)



### Setup project



- clone the project into your web folder:
`git clone https://github.com/femto-code/Rasberry-Pi-Dashboard.git /var/www/html/`
(replace `` with a name of your choice accordingly, you can also rename this base folder at any time afterwards)

- ***Alternatively*** download this repo as a ZIP file and extract it

- Run in a terminal to set valid permissions:

  - `sudo chown -R :www-data /var/www/html/`
(replace `` with your username)

  - `sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/`

  - this will allow the `www-data` user exclusively to write/edit (7**7**5) files **only in your dashboard folder**!

> An erroneous permission typically results in the situation where the user responsible for web server (e.g. `www-data`) does not have rights to create/modify the local config file for saving your dashboard adjustments (your custom thresholds, password etc.). In this case, the dashboard won't work at all and will throw this error.

- **DONE!** Open web browser with URL: `http:///`



## Additional configuration / Help



#### Display core voltage (or other hardware info) output (optional)

- If you want to see advanced hardware information (core voltage, advanced model information) on your dashboard instance:

  - run in a terminal: `sudo usermod -aG video www-data` 

>If you do not use Raspberry Pi OS, but e.g. Ubuntu, you do have to install `libraspberrypi-bin` by running `sudo apt install libraspberrypi-bin`.



##### Background

The `vcgencmd` command (specifically dedicated to RPi firmware) is a system command that requires certain hardware rights. Therefore one has to grant this particular right (to read hardware info) to e.g. `www-data` (under which web server is running). This is achieved by adding this user to a designated system group called *video*, which the standard user pi is part of by default.

- only comes preinstalled on *Raspberry Pi OS*

- in case of problems: please comment on [#12](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard/issues/12) (or [new issue](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard/issues/new))



#### Enable shutdown / reboot (optional)



> Recommended only, if your RPi is **not** accessible from outside your local (LAN) network!



In order to use the remote shutdown functionality you have to give the user `www-data` advanced rights for running one specific command:

1. Run `sudo visudo` to open the editor for adjusting user rights

2. **Be careful what you change here!**
Just add the following at the **end** of the file: 
`www-data ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown`

3. **Reboot** your RPi to enable shutdown from another device (connected to same local network as your RPi).



#### Configure password (manually)



- Please be aware that there is a **more user-friendly** way now by using the dashboards options modal. However, the following manual way of changing the password might be helpful

  - in case of wrong permissions (user `www-data` cannot change settings for you - [see issue #22](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard/issues/22) or [read here](https://github.com/femto-code/Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard#valid-permissions) for help and instructions to solve)

  - forgotten password (and access to dashboard therefore impossible)



1. Go to [https://www.md5-generator.de/](https://www.md5-generator.de/) and generate *MD5 encrypted passphrase*.

2. Open `local.config` or create it and apply your custom passphrase string (generated in **step 1**) as follows (don't alter other lines):

```

[...]

'general' =>

  array (

    [...]

    'pass' => 'YOUR_MD5_PASSPHRASE_HERE',

    [...]

  ),

  [...]

```



> **As always**: Make sure to change the default password (which is **root**) and choose a more secure one at first setup and consider more security if your dashboard is accessible on the network.



## License



[**GPL-3.0**](LICENSE).



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