PiFi

This is a simple tool to create and manage a hotspot on a Raspberry Pi (ARM64).
The code is based on https://github.com/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/blob/main/examples/python/dbus/wifi-hotspot.py and adds following features:

• Environment variables or intput parameters for SSID and password
• Option to remove the connection

Build

make build

Usage

sudo ./pifi wlan0 up "My Hotspot" "my password"
sudo ./pifi wlan0 down
sudo ./pifi wlan0 remove

Environment variables

The hotspot will use the environment variables WIFI_SSID and WIFI_PASSWORD if they are set.

export WIFI_SSID="My Hotspot"
export WIFI_PASSWORD="my password"

sudo -E ./pifi wlan0 up