rgbxmastree

Raspberry Pi RGB Xmas Tree

Automated install script

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modem7/rgbxmastree/master/install.sh | sudo bash

Manual installation

Install required packages:

sudo apt update && \
sudo apt install -y python3-gpiozero python3-pigpio git

Clone the Repo

cd /home/pi
git clone https://github.com/modem7/rgbxmastree.git

Copy across any scripts (.py) from the examples directory you wish, into the /home/pi/rgbxmastree directory and make them executable.

E.g.

cd /home/pi/rgbxmastree
cp examples/randomsparkles.py ./
sudo chmod +x *.py

Create and enable the systemd service

Edit as required.

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/rgbxmastree.service << EOF
# rgbxmastree.service
[Unit]
Description=PiHut RGB Christmas tree

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/rgbxmastree
Type=simple
User=pi

ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 randomsparkles.py

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Enable the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload && \
sudo systemctl enable --now rgbxmastree

Editing the service

If you wish to edit the service (to change the script for example):

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rgbxmastree.service

Make your modifications, then restart the service with:

sudo systemctl restart rgbxmastree.service