The Twitching Allsky Twilight Streamer

You can use the following python script to stream images from the Allsky camera to Twitch during twilight.

Setting up Systemd Service

You can use systemd to manage your Python script as a service, which helps ensure the script keeps running even if the system restarts or encounters any issues. Here are the steps to create a systemd service for your Python script:

python3 -m venv my_venv
source my_venv/bin/activate
pip install ephem pytz schedule

Create a systemd service file named twilight_streamer.service in the /etc/systemd/system directory:

[Unit]
Description=Twilight Streamer Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=<your_user>
WorkingDirectory=<path_to_your_script_directory>
ExecStart=<path_to_your_venv>/bin/python3 <path_to_your_script>/twilight_streamer.py
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5s

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace <your_user> with your username, <path_to_your_script_directory> with the directory containing your script, and <path_to_your_venv> with the path to your virtual environment.

Reload the systemd daemon and start the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start twilight_streamer.service

Enable the service to run at startup:

sudo systemctl enable twilight_streamer.service

Check the status of the service:

sudo systemctl status twilight_streamer.service

Now your Python script will run as a systemd service, which will help ensure that it keeps running even if the system restarts or encounters any issues. The service will also restart automatically if the script fails.