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README Install Raspbian

The following instructions will setup stupid-remote to be run as a service, with its own user.

Software Versions

  • OS, tested with the following distributions: Raspbian Stretch April 18th 2018 (2018-04-18-raspbian-stretch.zip)

  • NodeJS version: 10.4.1

  • cec-client tested: libCEC version: 4.0.2

Update And Upgrade

  • Update and upgrade the OS:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
sudo apt-get autoremove -y

Install Node and Npm

  • Download the latest version of node
  • There are different downloads for the different versions of Raspberry Pi
  • To download the right one, run the following:
uname -m

  • If the result is armv6l download the armv6l package

  • If the result is armv7l download the armv7l package

  • If the result is armv8l download the armv8l package

  • Open in a browser:

https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/

  • Choose the appropriate packages

  • For example, download armv6l, install and restart:

wget https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v10.4.1-linux-armv6l.tar.xz
tar -vxf node-v10.4.1-linux-armv6l.tar.xz
cd node-v10.4.1-linux-armv6l
sudo cp -R * /usr/local/
  • Confirm node version:
node -v

v10.4.1

Install cec-client

  • NOTE: If not using cec-client, need to remove references to it in app.js and /bin/www

  • Install cec-client:

sudo apt-get install cec-utils -y
  • Confirm version:
cec-client -i

libCEC version: 4.0.2, git revision: libcec-4.0.2+30-8adc786~dirty, compiled on Mon Aug 21 09:41:41 UTC 2017 by root@hostname: Name or service not known on Linux 4.4.0-92-generic (armv7l), features: P8_USB, DRM, P8_detect, randr, RPi
  • NOTE: Occasionally an error will appear on the first run of cec-client, it can be disregarded:
libCEC version: 4.0.2, git revision: libcec-4.0.2+30-8adc786~dirty, compiled on Mon Aug 21 09:41:41 UTC 2017 by root@hostname: Name or service not known on Linux 4.4.0-92-generic (armv7l), features: P8_USB, DRM, P8_detect, randr, RPi
*** Error in `cec-client': corrupted double-linked list: 0x0015dcf0 ***
Aborted
  • Alternately, follow the instructions and install from:
https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec

Install lirc

  • NOTE: If not using lirc, need to remove references to it in app.js and /bin/www

  • Install lirc:

sudo apt-get install lirc -y
  • Confirm version:
lircd -v

lircd 0.9.4c

Create nodeserver User

  • Run:
sudo adduser nodeserver

Install stupid-remote

  • Download latest source from:

https://github.com/gordonturner/stupid-remote/releases/latest

wget https://github.com/gordonturner/stupid-remote/archive/4.2.tar.gz
  • Uncompress the download:
tar -zvxf 4.2.tar.gz
  • From the root of the project, update npm:
cd stupid-remote-4.2
npm install
  • Rename and copy stupid-remote folder to /opt:
cd ..
mv ./stupid-remote-4.2 ./stupid-remote
sudo cp -R ./stupid-remote /opt
  • Change permissions:
sudo chown -R nodeserver.nodeserver /opt/stupid-remote

Create systemd unit File

  • Install on Raspbian and Ubuntu:
sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/nodeserver.service

[Unit]
Description=Node.js Server

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/node /opt/stupid-remote/bin/www
WorkingDirectory=/opt/stupid-remote
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=node-server

# NOTE: Settings for running on OSMC
# BEGIN OSMC
#User=osmc
#Group=osmc
#Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/osmc/bin/
# END OSMC

# NOTE: Settings for running on rasbian
# BEGIN Raspbian
User=pi
Group=pi
Environment=PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
# END Raspbian

Environment=DEBUG=express:*
Environment=NODE_ENV=production

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
  • Reload:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  • Test start and stop:
sudo systemctl start nodeserver
sudo systemctl stop nodeserver
  • Enable boot at start:
sudo systemctl enable nodeserver.service

Manage

sudo systemctl start nodeserver
sudo systemctl stop nodeserver
sudo systemctl status nodeserver
  • Monitor logs:
sudo journalctl -u nodeserver -f