solar_edge/README.md

Solar Edge Status Updater

When placed in a cron job this uppdater will make an https call to a json api to retrieve the co2 savings and equivenant trees planted and overlay those numbers on a graphic and upload them to the website.

Dependancies

Python 3 and contents of requirements.txt.

The font Biko_Regular.otf.

A .png graphic to write text on.

The package direnv and the follwing changes to the user account:

• bash.rc (https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki/Python#bash)
• venv (https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki/Python#venv-stdlib-module)

If ssh_host is blank will copy file locally instead of scping file to sever. To scp valid sshkeys are required.

Bulid Instructions

assumes installed to ~/python/solar_edge

cd ~/python
git clone http://git.elder-geek.net/fredw/solar_edge.git
cd solar_edge
cp env.sample .env
direnv allow
pip install -r requirements.txt

edit .env and update accordingly

add to user crontab to update site every 5 minutes

05   *     *   *  *    cd ~/python/solar_edge && direnv exec . python solar_edge.py > /dev/null 2>&1

Sample .env if installed on the server

SSH_HOST=
SSH_USER=
SSH_FOLDER=/var/www/wordpress
URL=https://monitoringapi.solaredge.com/site/55555/envBenefits?systemUnits=Imperial&api_key=
INFILE=environmental_benefits_blank.png
OUTFILE=solar.png
FONT_FACE=Biko_Regular.otf

Sample .env file for scp

SSH_HOST=myserver.com
SSH_USER=www-data
SSH_FOLDER=/var/www/wordpress
URL=https://monitoringapi.solaredge.com/site/55555/envBenefits?systemUnits=Imperial&api_key=
INFILE=environmental_benefits_blank.png
OUTFILE=solar.png
FONT_FACE=Biko_Regular.otf