https://github.com/zvakanaka/remote-pi-web
Web app alternative to VNC for X11 (meant for Raspberry Pi)
https://github.com/zvakanaka/remote-pi-web
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Web app alternative to VNC for X11 (meant for Raspberry Pi)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zvakanaka/remote-pi-web
- Owner: zvakanaka
- Created: 2020-08-15T00:49:18.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-01-29T23:35:50.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-03-20T00:00:58.891Z (over 2 years ago)
- Topics: hacktoberfest, raspberry-pi, rpi, x11
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 103 KB
- Stars: 8
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
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README
# Remote Pi Web
Operate your Raspberry Pi from a web browser.
## Roadmap
- [x] Screen viewable from web client
- [x] Scale canvas to browser's screen
- [x] Mouse control
- [x] Keyboard control
- [ ] Client-side configuration
- [x] Server configuration
- [x] Sockets
## Installation
[Install Node.js](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#about)
```sh
sudo apt install xdotool
git clone https://github.com/zvakanaka/remote-pi-web
cd remote-pi-web
npm install
```
You can make your Pi think it has a screen by forcing HDMI output in the [`config.txt`](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/boot.md).
This can be done by removing the `#` from the line of the `config.txt` that looks like this: `#hdmi_safe=1`.
## Run
Other env vars: `CAPTURE_METHOD` (defaults to 'native', 'scrot' requires it to be installed), `QUALITY` (defaults to 25), `CAPTURE_INTERVAL` (defaults to 500), `VIEW_ONLY` (defaults to false)
```
env DISPLAY=:0 npm start
```
## System Dependencies
- `npm` ([Comes with Node.js when installed using nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#about))
- `xdotool` (if you want mouse and keyboard control)
## Testing
```
npm run postinstall && npm test && xdg-open output.jpg
```