Slideshow Crypto Ticker - Developed by Michael Kilday <mike@dragonfrugal.com>, released free / open source (under GPL v3) Copyright 2019-2021 GPLv3 Open source / 100% FREE real time slideshow crypto price ticker for Raspberry Pi LCD screens, including 24 hour volume and Binance / Coinbase Pro / Kraken / Kucoin / Bitstamp / Bitfinex / HitBTC / OKex / LoopRing support (more exchanges coming in the future). Supports running in "slideshow mode", to show all the markets you want. Example on a 3.5" LCD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvPQ6PLy_ME Developed on a Raspi v3 B+, with this screen / case: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N38B86S Project Website: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dfd-crypto-ticker Download Latest Version: https://github.com/taoteh1221/Slideshow_Crypto_Ticker/releases Issue Reporting (Features / Issues / Help): https://github.com/taoteh1221/Slideshow_Crypto_Ticker/issues Discord: https://discord.gg/WZVK2nm Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/Oo2XZRS2HsOXSMGejgSO0A Keybase: https://keybase.io/team/dragonfrugaltech Twitter: https://twitter.com/taoteh1221 Private Contact: https://dragonfrugal.com/contact Donations support further development... Bitcoin: 3Nw6cvSgnLEFmQ1V4e8RSBG23G7pDjF3hW Ethereum: 0x644343e8D0A4cF33eee3E54fE5d5B8BFD0285EF8 Github Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/taoteh1221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dragonfrugal PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/dragonfrugal ############################################################################################# AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION IMPORTANT NOTES: This install script has been designed to run generically on Debian-based systems, but has only been tested on Raspberry Pis running Raspian. For Ticker autostart at system boot, the LXDE Desktop is #REQUIRED# (this is the default desktop on Raspberry Pis). The ticker can also be manually started (see CONFIGURING AFTER INSTALLATION). To install / upgrade everything automatically on a Raspberry Pi (an affordable low power single board computer), copy / paste / run the command below in a terminal program (using the 'Terminal' app in the system menu, or over remote SSH), while logged in AS THE USER THAT WILL RUN THE APP (user must have sudo privileges): wget --no-cache -O TICKER-INSTALL.bash https://git.io/Jqzjk;chmod +x TICKER-INSTALL.bash;sudo ./TICKER-INSTALL.bash Follow the prompts, and the automated script will install / configure the ticker. KUCOIN MARKETS #WILL NOT WORK# IF YOU DO NOT INSTALL THE TICKER PROPERLY! ############################################################################################# CONFIGURING AFTER INSTALLATION Edit the following file in a text editor to switch between different exchanges / crypto assets / base pairings, and to configure settings for slideshow speed / font sizes and colors / background color / vertical position / screen orientation / google font used / monospace emulation: /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/slideshow-crypto-ticker/config.js Example editing config.js in nano by command-line: nano ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/config.js After updating config.js, restart the ticker with this command: ~/ticker-restart If autostart does not work / is not setup, you can run this command MANUALLY, #AFTER BOOTING INTO THE DESKTOP INTERFACE#, to start Slideshow Crypto Ticker: ~/ticker-start To stop Slideshow Crypto Ticker: ~/ticker-stop If you have a "goodtft LCD-show" LCD screen and you installed it's drivers, you can now switch between the LCD and your normal monitor by running the command: ~/goodtft-only ############################################################################################# MANUAL INSTALLATION (IF AUTO-INSTALL SCRIPT FAILS, ETC)... IMPORTANT NOTES: USE RASPBIAN #FULL# DESKTOP, #NOT# LITE, OR YOU LIKELY WILL HAVE SOME ISSUES EVEN AFTER UPGRADING TO GUI (trust me). If your system is NOT a Raspberry Pi, or you are logged in / running as a user other than 'pi', just substitute that username in place of the 'YOUR_USER_NAME' user in references below. UPGRADE NOTES: For v2.13.0 and higher, delete any OLDER install's /scripts/ and /apps/ sub-directories WITHIN the main 'slideshow-crypto-ticker' directory (THESE ARE NO LONGER USED). Create a new directory / folder named 'slideshow-crypto-ticker' in /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/ on your Raspberry Pi, and put all the app's files and folders into this directory. --------------------- Run these commands (logged in as user YOUR_USER_NAME): sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install xdotool unclutter sed -y chmod -R 755 ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash ln -s ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/ticker-restart.bash ~/ticker-restart ln -s ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/ticker-start.bash ~/ticker-start ln -s ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/ticker-stop.bash ~/ticker-stop --------------------- Create / edit the following file (you'll need sudo/root permissions): /lib/systemd/system/ticker.service and add the following: [Unit] Description=Chromium Ticker Wants=graphical.target After=graphical.target [Service] Environment=DISPLAY=:0 Environment=XAUTHORITY=/home/YOUR_USER_NAME/.Xauthority Type=simple ExecStart=/bin/bash /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/ticker-auto-start.bash Restart=on-abort User=YOUR_USER_NAME Group=YOUR_USER_NAME [Install] WantedBy=graphical.target After creating the service file above, we enable it with this command (so it runs on system startup): sudo systemctl enable ticker.service --------------------- Add this as a cron job every minute, by creating the following file (you'll need sudo/root permissions): /etc/cron.d/ticker and add the following line (and a carriage return AFTER it to be safe): * * * * * YOUR_USER_NAME /bin/bash /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/cron/cron.bash > /dev/null 2>&1 If your system DOES NOT have /etc/cron.d/ on it, then NEARLY the same format (minus the username) can be installed via the 'crontab -e' command (logged in as the user you want running the cron job): * * * * * /bin/bash /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/cron/cron.bash > /dev/null 2>&1 IMPORTANT CRON JOB NOTES: MAKE SURE YOU ONLY USE EITHER /etc/cron.d/, or 'crontab -e', NOT BOTH...ANY OLD DUPLICATE ENTRIES WILL RUN YOUR CRON JOB TOO OFTEN. --------------------- When you've finished setting up everything, reboot to activate the ticker with this command: sudo reboot ## ONLY RUN BELOW COMMANDS IF YOU HAVE A "goodtft LCD-show" LCD screen: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt install git cd ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/builds git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git cd ~/ chmod -R 755 ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/builds ln -s ~/slideshow-crypto-ticker/bash/goodtft-only.bash ~/goodtft-only #############################################################################################