This is the Linux/MQTT-server/RaspberryPi setup part of the smart-blind project. Make sur you also have setup the ESP8266 part.
- Clone the project on a Unix platform.
- Install the following Python libraries: paho-mqtt, crontab:
pip install paho-mqtt crontab. - Create a cron job in you user crontab:
crontab -e(also see crontab file for example):
# Will trigger the opening every week day at 7:45
45 7 * * 1-5 ~/smart-blinds/signal.sh > /dev/null 2>&1- In alarm-blinds.py change the MQTT broker's IP address to a free address that match your network (the same as the ESP's one).
- Launch the alarm-blinds.py deamon in the background:
python alarm-blinds.py &. - That's it !
The system time shall be up to date. The system must be connected to the same network as the ESP8266.