dotty

An s3 Enabled Timelapse Capture Tool For The Raspberry Pi, and it's PiCamera

Setup

First, set Python 3.5 as the default python Raspberry Pi will be using:

Set in your .bashrc, alias python='/usr/bin/python3.5'
Set Python 3.5 system-wide: update-alternatives --list python If you see this warning:

update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for python no python alternatives has been recognized by update-alternatives command.
If the above error occures, update your alternatives table and include both python2.7 and python3.5. # sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 1 # sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.4 2

Check the listing: # update-alternatives --list python

From now on, we can anytime switch between the above listed python alternative versions using below command and entering a selection number: # update-alternatives --config python

Add ENV variables to your bashrc file:

Accessing your .bashrc file: sudo nano ~/.bashrc Then add the following:

## for dotty
alias python='/usr/bin/python3.5'
export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='YOUR AWS SECRET KEY ID GOES HERE'
export AWS_SECRET_KEY='YOUR AWS SECRET KEY GOES HERE'

If you're using Raspbian, in Preferences/Interfaces:

Enable: Camera Enable: SSH (If you need it)

In Prefeferences/Localisation (if using Raspbian):

Set Locale, Timezone

Install Python packages you need:

If you're getting errors pip installing:

Upgrade Pip: /usr/bin/python -m pip installl --upgrade pip sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade pip install arrow pip install boto3

after cloning this repo, edit the cron.txt file as needed, then load it:

crontab cron.txt

Check if cronjobs loaded correctly:

crontab -l

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