- Move user-specific config (login, media roots, port, AP ssid/psk, service
user) into a gitignored .env; add .env.example template.
- config.py reads .env at startup via a tiny zero-dependency parser (works for
both `uv run` and systemd), and fails loudly if required vars are unset.
- load_secret_key falls back to an ephemeral key on a read-only filesystem
instead of crashing.
- systemd units become .template files; deploy.sh renders them with the
.env-derived user/paths.
- deploy.sh: refuses to run on a read-only overlay, git pull --ff-only,
uv sync, ensure secret key, re-apply the AP from .env, install units,
restart, health-check with automatic rollback to the previous commit.
- Scrub literal credentials/ssid out of the README; document .env + deploy.sh.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Raspberry Pi 4 appliance that boots as a WiFi access point and serves a
phone-controlled web app for browsing /localmedia and driving video
playback out the Pi's HDMI port.
- NetworkManager-based AP setup (documented in README)
- Flask app + vanilla HTML/JS single-page UI (Control / Playback modes)
- mpv persistent daemon (DRM/KMS HDMI output) controlled over JSON IPC
- long-lived session-cookie auth
- "keep playing" folder auto-advance, including when started mid-folder
- systemd units for both mpv and the app, autostart on boot
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
