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This project is a submission to the deepstreamHub Contest, Sept. 2017. It is a realtime mobile UI demo demonstrating how to use the deepstream JavaScript client to interact with a home security system through deepstreamHub. Here is the main repository for the project. The companion project is a security system simulator that demonstrates how to create a provider for deepstreamHub using NodeJS and the same deepstream JavaScript client as the UI.

Home Security App running in Safari on iPhone 6

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This tutorial is a follow-up (or addendum, if you will) to Headless Raspberry Pi Zero Setup with Ethernet from Ground Zero on Windows 8 which shows how to get a Pi Zero running and connected to a network without using a monitor, keyboard or mouse. In this follow-up tutorial, we are going to address getting a Pi Zero running with only a Wifi dongle. This is only ONE way to do this. Your mileage may vary.

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I love the idea of using the Raspberry Pi Zero as a headless home automation IoT appliance. Actually, using multiple Zero(s) to run independent NodeJS services sounds very appealing. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for years. The main thing that kept me from my plan to have my house running completely on the Raspberry Pi platform was my inability to easily and effectively setup a Pi for NodeJS; particularly, the Pi Zero due to its no on-board network interface. I wanted to be able to start with a blank microSDHC and end up with an SSH enabled device connected to the network and running NodeJS without needing a keyboard and monitor during the process. Here’s what I do to get my headless Zero(s) up and running in a very short amount of time.

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