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| author | St33v <stephen.pratt@calamia.com.au> | 2015-12-31 20:39:18 +1100 |
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| committer | St33v <stephen.pratt@calamia.com.au> | 2015-12-31 20:39:18 +1100 |
| commit | b7842c5ee6448cb3452b8af3515e0a7be6de2bbf (patch) | |
| tree | 387bdcfd1387377f27d4fea133aea1d82d64ad53 | |
| parent | ec0937e0c79f73e52dfa315f449ca953dcc773e8 (diff) | |
Create README.md
small rant about systemd
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2dd01d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# raspi-pix +A set of shell scripts and systemd units to co-ordinate periodic taking of photos and transferring them to a web server. +All raspberry pi-s. + +The raspberry pi-s are all running arch linux. This means that systemd is a fact of life. This is the first time I have used it to replace cron jobs. + +I leant some hard lessons about the difference between systemd units and bash scripts. In a nutshell, put all but the simplest tasks in scripts and call them from ExecStart. +Variable subsitution doesn't work in systemd. + + +Network topology +---------------- + +### Originating (cam-equipped) hosts + +### Agreggator and web server + + + |