Remote Pi Web

Web app alternative to VNC for X11 (meant for Raspberry Pi).

Road Map

• [x] Screen viewable from web client
• [x] Scale canvas to browser's screen
• [x] Mouse control
• [x] Keyboard control
• [x] Server configuration
• [x] Sockets
• [ ] MJPEG streaming
• [ ] Client-side configuration

Installation

Install Node.js

sudo apt install xdotool

git clone https://github.com/zvakanaka/remote-pi-web
cd remote-pi-web
npm install

You can make your Pi think it has a screen by forcing HDMI output in the config.txt.

This can be done by removing the # from the line of the config.txt that looks like this: #hdmi_safe=1.

Run

Other env vars: CAPTURE_METHOD (defaults to 'native', 'scrot' requires it to be installed), QUALITY (defaults to 25), REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS (defaults to 500), VIEW_ONLY (defaults to false)

env DISPLAY=:0 npm start

System Dependencies

• npm (Comes with Node.js)
• xdotool (if you want mouse and keyboard control)

PRs Welcome!

Any one of these would be a great PR:

• Improve click-and-drag
• Reduce latency - ideally using MJPEG streaming
• Add client-side options
• Add tests
• Add/change anything you wish 😉

Rules

• Do not break or degrade any current functionality
• Follow SemVer when making changes