Pi-star Scraper and statistics using tools like Grafana

Pi-star Scraper and statistics using tools like Grafana
Python script to get data from the Pi-Star Dashboard and store it to InfluxDB

you might also be interested in something I set up recently: a script which scrapes the Pi-Star dashboard regularly and puts the data into a database. With this, I have an unlimited activity history and can do nice statistics using tools like Grafana.

Script: https://github.com/chris007de/pistar-scraper

Demo: http://dashboard.db0hob.charly14.de/

73, Chris, DL1COM





Python script to get data from the Pi-Star Dashboard and store it to InfluxDB

Have you thought about using the log files as direct input to your program for this? They can easily be downloaded via <pistar.local/admin/download_modem_log.php>
and provide considerable more data for mining over longer periods of time.

Mark KN2TOD
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Python script to get data from the Pi-Star Dashboard and store it to InfluxDB

The instructions for downloading the Modem Activity log file directly, as a URL you type in your favorite browser. I didn't write the code for that URL - it's a standard part of the Pi-Star package, and it is not a menu item in any of the Pi-Star dashboards. The URL I provided needs to be modified, of course, with the appropriate IP or host name in order to function properly.

I provided the URL as a (simpler) alternative to scrapping screens to get data for input to an external database, but it would required further development to manipulate the download activity file in such a way as to be a substitute for the scrapped data.

Hopefully this helps.

Mark KN2TOD
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