This is a boilerplate to get up and running with electron on the raspberry pi in a few minutes.

Electron is a node lib built by the guys at github that allows you to build cross-platform apps. But the real exciting thing is that it allows you to build GUI apps using web technologies like html and css but it's not sandboxed like a browser so you still have access to low-level stuff like gpio.

We use resin.io to deploy the boilerplate, so to get up and running it's as simple as a doing a git push resin master.

electron-rpi-quick-start

This fork of the electron-quick-start app was made to jumpstart any electron app development on the rasperrypi (or any resin.io supported device that has screen output). Resin.io allows you to easily deploy and manage your application across a fleet of devices making it a great fit for distributed electron app. You can read more about how resin.io works here

To Use

Follow this getting started guide to get your device connected to resin.io.

Then clone this repository

git clone git@github.com:resin-io/resin-electronjs.git

Add your resin.io applications remote endpoint

git remote add resin <username>@git.resin.io:<username>/<app>.git

Push your application to your device and make sure it has a screen attached.

git push resin master

For more detail instructions checkout the README.

License MIT