Touchbell

A webapp that can be used as a notification system. Build to be used on a tablet at an entrance.

Setup local enviroment

• install rails and mysql
• copy /config/database.example.yml to /config/database.yml and change credentials if necessary
• bundle install
• rails db:setup
• rails server
• visit http://localhost:3000

How to use

Register a User. A admin user needs to approve a newly added bell. The bell will appear on the start screen.

Bell trigger

The Touchbell only represents one side of a normal door bell. The place where someone can trigger the bell. To notify someone that should open the door a trigger url is used. Examples for services that could be used:

• https://maker.ifttt.com -> allows you to use everything within the IFTTT enviroment (SMS, E-Mail, ...)
• https://telegramiotbot.com -> sends you a message in Telegram
• got another good service? Tell me!

Contribute

• Fork it ( http://github.com/moritzmair/touchbell/fork )
• Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
• Create a new Pull Request

Found a bug?

• please report bugs or problems here: https://github.com/moritzmair/touchbell/issues