Can you run server on esp8266 without pi? Pi alternative due to short supply?

TobKra96 / music_led_strip_control

Audio visualization for LED strips in real-time with web interface on a raspberry pi.

https://tobkra96.github.io/music_led_strip_control/

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Can you run server on esp8266 without pi? Pi alternative due to short supply? #186

Open ahsu-2019 opened 1 year ago

ahsu-2019 commented 1 year ago

Curious if you can run misc server on esp 8266 as a standalone or if you need pi hardware as a server at all times. Also has anyone experimented with pi alternatives? currently rasp pis on the market cost $145!!

Teraskull commented 1 year ago

Hi,

Unfortunately not, because ESP 8266 is a microcontroller, and MLSC requires a full Linux environment to run. We did not test any Raspberry Pi alternatives, but if they can run Raspberry Pi OS 32/64 Bit and have the required processing power and GPIO pins, then they also might work.