https://github.com/focusedsupport/thedoorman

Why hire a doorman when you can build one?
https://github.com/focusedsupport/thedoorman

raspberry raspberry-pi raspberry-pi-camera raspberry-pi-gpio raspberrypi slack slackbot

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Why hire a doorman when you can build one?

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/focusedsupport/thedoorman
• Owner: FocusedSupport
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-02-28T16:53:47.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-03-11T20:03:21.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-11T17:21:00.595Z (28 days ago)
• Topics: raspberry, raspberry-pi, raspberry-pi-camera, raspberry-pi-gpio, raspberrypi, slack, slackbot
• Language: Python
• Size: 50.8 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# doorman

Why hire a doorman when you can build one?

[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/thedoorman.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/thedoorman)

## How to Install

```

pip install thedoorman

```

## Configuration

Edit `slackbot_settings.py`:

1. Update `team_name` as appropriate

2. Update `bot_name` as appropriate

3. Either uncomment and include your bot's API token or identify it in your environment via the variable `SLACKBOT_API_TOKEN`

4. Set the environment variable DOORBELL_SOUND to the path to a mp3 file to be played when the doorbell rings.

5. Set the environment variable $SPEECH_SCRIPT to a script which does text to speech.   Several examples are in the misc directory.  

## To Run

`python run.py`

## To Run on boot

1. Edit start-doorman.sh, setting the python3 interpreter and install directory if necessary, and setting any environment variables needed.

2. Edit doorman.service, adjusting the paths as necessary.

3. Install doorman.service:

    % sudo cp doorman.service /lib/systemd/system/

    % sudo chmod 644 /lib/systemd/system/doorman.service

    % sudo systemctl daemon-reload

    % sudo systemctl enable doorman

4. Reboot