# What is PiStation? PiStation is a local weather station hosted on a Raspberry Pi. It retrieves weather data over HTTP via an ESP32, which is then stored in a sqlite database. - WebUI: Built with Flask and Tailwind - Data Visualisation: Charts.JS for weather change visualisation - Server Handling: Nginx and Systemd. # What is used? ## Sensors: - DHT22: Used for temperature and humidity - BMP280: Used for Air Pressure - Water Level Sensor: Primative rain detection ## Devices: - Raspberry Pi - ESP32 Wroom DevKit ## Technologies - Nginx: Serving website - Systemd: Autostarting/handling important services - Flask: Backend Routing/Logic of website - Tailwind: Frontend styling - Chart.js: Dynamic Data visualisation - Sqlite: Lightweight database # Could I build/host this myself? Absolutely! However the services will need to be manually setup. # ESP32 Code: https://github.com/darrkenn/PiStation-Esp32 [](https://hackatime.hackclub.com)