JulianKahnert / amazon-dashbutton

A python script running on a UNIX system that listens for the Amazon Dash Button press.

Amazon Dashbutton Hack with Python daemon

Sources & Inspiration:

• Raspberry Pi script
• Maddox Dashbutton Repo
• General Amazon Dash Hack

Installation

git clone https://github.com/JulianKahnert/amazon-dashbutton.git
cd amazon-dashbutton
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Now you have everything you need to run this daemon. Some changes in config.json (compatible with Maddox Dasher config) should do the rest.

More requirements:

# macOS
brew install libnet

# linux
apt install libnet1-dev

# FreeBSD
pkg install libnet

Test setup

Test your workflow with the find_button.py sniffing script.

source .venv/bin/activate
python find_button.py

Run the daemon

source .venv/bin/activate
python button.py

Stop the daemon

ps aux | grep "button.py"

# find process ID (pid)
ps aux | grep "button.py"

# kill the process
sudo kill 52324

Start after reboot

... add a crontab

crontab -e

# add the following line as a cronjob (change "/PATH/TO/REPO/")
@reboot   source /PATH/TO/REPO/.venv/bin/activate && python /PATH/TO/REPO/button.py

Blocking Amazon Dash Phone Notifications

You'll probably receive annoying notifications on your phone asking you to complete the setup process. To prevent these notifications, you'll need to block the Amazon Dash Button from reaching the Internet by tweaking your router settings.