Python server & web color picker for controlling NeoPixel light strip.
This project started as a strip of 3x Adafruit NeoPixel RGB Strips soldered into a Raspberry Pi Zero W and mounted to my desk.
AdaFruit provides a nice Python library for controlling the strips and after fiddling around writing some scripts to change color, I decided I'd like a simple web dashboard with a color picker to easily set the strip colors.
(optional) Configure the port in server.py
sudo python3 /path/to/server.py
Note: you must run server with sudo as it is required by the Adafruit library!
Visit <ip.of.raspberry.pi>:3001
(optional) Create systemd service to run server as daemon
Description=Python server for NeoPixel lights
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=always
# note: configure path to server
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/neopixel-app/server.py
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
