pixels

A pixel canvas anyone can draw on.

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Setup

• git clone https://github.com/qwertyquerty/pixels

• cd pixels

• npm i

• Edit the values in config.json to your liking

• npm start or pm2 start server.js -n pixels

Config

{
 "host": "0.0.0.0",
 "port": 40,
 "dim": [300,200],
 "save_interval": 60000,
 "init_interval": 10000,
 "pixels_path": "./pixels.json",
 "default_color": "0"
}

• host: The host ip
• port: The port to host on (80 is default http port)
• dim: The dimensions of the board. If the board is too big, some serious lag can happen. Usually keep this under [1000,1000]
• save_interval: How often to save the board to pixels_path in case the server crashes, it can recover the pixels
• init_interval: How often to send the entire board to every client to correct mistakes (like unrecieved pixel changes)
• pixels_path: The JSON file to save the pixels to
• default_color: The default color for the board