Gate God 🌉

A project I built for my dad that automatically opens his house's front gate when I arrive.

Details on my blog: https://www.farley.ai/posts/gates

Setup & Deployment

Firstly, create a free account with Plate Recognizer here: https://platerecognizer.com/ and copy your API token under /account.

# Add API token to environment.
echo "PLATE_RECOGNIZER_TOKEN=<YOUR-API-TOKEN>" >> ./balena/.env-example && mv ./balena/.env-example ./balena/.env

# Build gate-god and move to our balena folder.
GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=5 go build && mv ./gate-god ./balena/gate-god

# Deploy gate-god.
cd ./balena && balena push gate

Lastly, head over to balena/config/config.local.json and update the allowed_plates to all vehicle plates you wish to allow entry.

Deploy with Balena