steubens / IFTTT-Remote-Control

Run preset commands on a linux computer via text message

IFTTT-Remote-Control

Run preset commands on a linux computer via text message

###Introduction###

This project works thanks to IFTTT and Dropbox. IFTTT receives a text and syncs it to the computer via Dropbox. Then a script will check for the existence of the file and if it is there, run a command.

###Implementation###

####Dropbox####

1. You will need to create an account if you haven't already.
2. Dropbox can be downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/install
3. See the Dropbox Wiki for configuring Dropbox to run at startup

####IFTTT####

1. Create an account if you haven't already
2. Go to https://ifttt.com/recipes/85666 activate the Dropbox and SMS channels if they aren't already, customize as needed, then click "Use Recipe"

####Script####

1. Download the script iftttcontrol.sh from this repository
2. Edit the variables at the beginning of the file for the IFTTT folder location and where you want a log to be stored
3. Edit the command variables if you are using different IFTTT text tags
4. You may want to move the script to a safe location and change the owner to root so it can't be edited too easily

####Cron####

1. Since commands such as shutdown require root, I used the crontab at /etc/crontab to do so
2. This is the line that I entered in crontab to run the script every minute, where "/etc/ifttt/iftttcontrol.sh" is the location of the script, it may be different for you:
   */1 * * * * root sh /etc/ifttt/iftttcontrol.sh

###Pushover Notifications###

If you would like to receive Pushover notifications, use the iftttcontrolnotify.sh file instead of the iftttcontrol.sh file. Be sure to set the POTOKEN and POUSER variables.