This script runs on a Raspberry Pi and provides a fullscreen infinite gif loop as well as a webradio. Both can be accessed and controlled through a Telegram bot.
First, install mplayer, omxplayer and ffmpeg through a package manager. Then clone
displaybot to ~/displaybot and make a Python 3 virtual environment for it.
Then
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Finally
$ ./scripts/setup.sh
This script creates folders for the clips, asks you for a Telegram bot API token (which you can get by adding @BotFather in Telegram) and optionally installs a systemd unit file to start the script automatically on system start.
Now you can run displaybot from its root dir with
$ python3 displaybot/displaybot.py
If you want to update the bot unattended you can create a cron entry that
executes scripts/update.sh. To do this run sudo crontab -e, move to the bottom
and add a new line
0 * * * * /home/pi/displaybot/scripts/update.sh
Please ask me before you start working on anything big. In general any kind of comment and contribution is welcome. Make an issue or contact me via email if you have questions or feedback.
MIT License. See LICENSE file.