The code in this repository allows you to measure a DHT sensor with your Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone device and publish it to MQTT in a format suitable for Home Assistant.

Clone the repository and install the required dependencies.

git clone https://www.github.com/berndie/dht_mqtt
cd dht_mqtt
(sudo) pip(3) install -r requirements.txt

Copy config.ini.dist to config.ini and edit this file to suit your specific needs. You need to at least set the pin and host in the configuration file.

cp config.ini.dist config.ini
nano config.ini

Run the main script

(sudo) python(3) main.py

To install this script as a service, run:

sudo python(3) install_service.py

This will install a dht_mqtt.service in /lib/systemd/system/.

You can start the service by running:

sudo systemctl start dht_mqtt.service

You can enable the service to run on boot by running:

sudo systemctl enable dht_mqtt.service

• Unittesting
• Enable CI on this repository
• Checking compatibility for different python versions

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Bernd Accou

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