Pi Apps

Abstract

1. Introduction

Introducing Pi-Apps, a well-maintained collection of scripts that automatically install hard-to-install apps. See the full list here.

Pi-Apps is not your average app store. Rather than require any standardized packaging format or centralized hosting, our shell scripts download the app from where it already is. Scripts offer tremendous flexibility. If you can manually install it, then Pi-Apps can automatically install it. Please help us expand our list of apps. You don't have to be the app developer to get it added to Pi-Apps! (You just have to know a little bit of bash scripting)

Pi-Apps now serves over 1,000,000 people and hosts over 200 apps.

2. Objective

Raspberry Pi App Store for Open Source Projects

This project demonstrates how Shell, Raspberry Pi can be applied to a real-world Internet of Things (IoT) problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Linux / macOS terminal or WSL on Windows
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps.git
cd pi-apps

1. This is the main window.
2. Search for apps.
3. Open pi-apps settings.
4. Click on a category to open it.
5. Opening a category will reveal a list of apps:
6. Go back to the main list of categories.
7. Click on an App name to see its details (see details window below)
8. On the right is the app details window:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add a mobile dashboard using Blynk or Firebase
• Store readings in a cloud database for history charts
• Add alerts via SMS / Telegram when thresholds are crossed

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Which microcontroller / board and sensors are used and why?
2. How does the device send data (Wi-Fi, MQTT, HTTP, Bluetooth)?
3. Where is the sensor data stored and visualised?
4. How is power consumption managed?
5. How would you secure the device and its communication?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by Botspot and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.