piNail/README.md

piNail

Raspberry Pi e-nail temperature controller.

This repo contains:

• Legacy root-level scripts (piNail.py, logging_piNail.py, etc.)
• Active modern implementation in piNail2/ (Flask web UI + systemd runtime)
• Project docs (CONTEXT.md, RUNBOOK.md, hardware/theme notes)

Active Runtime

• Service: pinail2.service
• App path on Pi: /home/pi/piNail2
• UI:
  • LAN: http://192.168.0.159:5000
  • Reverse proxy: https://nail.sethpc.xyz

Main Features (piNail2/)

• PID heater control loop
• Real-time dashboard and chart
• Setpoint + PID tuning controls
• Autotune mode
• Safety cutoffs and watchdog behavior

Quick Ops

ssh pinail "sudo systemctl status pinail2"
ssh pinail "sudo systemctl restart pinail2"
ssh pinail "sudo journalctl -u pinail2 -f"

See RUNBOOK.md for troubleshooting and CONTEXT.md for full architecture notes.