INDI Web Manager is a simple Web Application to manage INDI server. It supports multiple driver profiles along with optional custom remote drivers. It can be used to start INDI server locally, and also to connect or chain to remote INDI servers.
INDI Library must be installed on the target system. The Web Application is based on Bottle Py micro-framework. It has a built-in webserver and by default listens on port 8624. Install the pre-requisites:
$ sudo apt-get install python-dev python-psutil
Copy the servermanager folder to $(HOME) or any folder where the user has read and write access.
The INDI Web Manager can run as a standalone server. It can be started manually by invoking python:
$ cd servermanager
$ python drivermanager.py
Then using your favorite web browser, go to http://localhost:8624 if the INDI Web Manager is running locally. If the INDI Web Manager is installed on a remote system, simply replace localhost with the hostname or IP address of the remote system.
To enable the INDI Web Manager to automatically start after a system reboot, a systemd service file is provided for your convenience:
[Unit]
Description=INDI Web Manager
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=idle
User=pi
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /home/pi/servermanager/drivermanager.py
ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/python /home/pi/servermanager/autostart.py
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
The above service files assumes you copied the servermanager directory to /home/pi, so change it to whereever you installed the directory on your target system. The user is also specified as pi and must be changed to your username.
If you selected any profile as Auto Start then the INDI server shall be automatically started when the service is executed on start up.
Copy the indiwebmanager.service file to /lib/systemd/system:
sudo cp indiwebmanager.service /lib/systemd/system/
sudo chmod 644 /lib/systemd/system/indiwebmanager.service
Now configure systemd to load the service file during boot:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable indiwebmanager.service
Finally, reboot the system for your changes to take effect:
sudo reboot
After startup, check the status of the INDI Web Manager service:
sudo systemctl status indiwebmanager.service
If all appears OK, you can start using the Web Application using any browser.
The Web Application provides a default profile to run simulator drivers. To use a new profile, add the profile name and then click the plus button. Next, select which drivers to run under this particular profile. After selecting the drivers, click the Save icon to save all your changes. To enable automatic startup of INDI server for a particular profile when the device boots up or when invoked manually via the systemctl command, check the Auto Start checkbox.
INDI Web Manager provides a RESTful API to control all aspects of the application. Data communication is via JSON messages. All URLs are appended to the hostname:port running the INDI Web Manager.
| URL | Method | Return | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/server/status | GET | INDI server status (running or not) | {'server': bool} |
Example: curl http://localhost:8624/api/server/status Reply: [{"status": "False"}]
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| URL | Method | Return | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/server/stop | POST | None | [] |
| URL | Method | Return | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/server/drivers | GET | Returns an array for all the locally running drivers | {'driver': driver_executable} |
Example: curl http://localhost:8624/api/server/drivers Reply: [{"driver": "indi_simulator_ccd"}, {"driver": "indi_simulator_telescope"}, {"driver": "indi_simulator_focus"}]
| URL | Method | Return | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/profiles/ | POST | None | None |
To add a profile named foo:
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:8624/api/profiles/foo
| URL | Method | Return | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/profiles/ | DELETE | None | None |
To delete a profile named foo:
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8624/api/profiles/foo
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Jasem Mutlaq (mutlaqja@ikarustech.com)