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# Pi.Alert
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WIFI / LAN intruder detector.
Scan the devices connected to your WIFI / LAN and alert you the connection of
unknown devices. It also warns the disconnection of "always connected" devices.
![Main screen][main]
*(Apologies for my English and my limited knowledge of Python, php and
JavaScript)*
![Main screen dark][main_dark]
modified within this fork
## How it works
The system continuously scans the network for:
- New devices
- New connections (re-connections)
- Disconnections
- "Always Connected" devices down
- Devices IP changes
- Internet IP address changes
## Scan Methods
Up to three scanning methods are used:
- **Method 1: arp-scan**. The arp-scan system utility is used to search
for devices on the network using arp frames.
- **Method 2: Pi-hole**. This method is optional and complementary to
method 1. If the Pi-hole DNS server is active, Pi.Alert examines its
activity looking for active devices using DNS that have not been
detected by method 1.
- **Method 3. dnsmasq**. This method is optional and complementary to the
previous methods. If the DHCP server dnsmasq is active, Pi.Alert
examines the DHCP leases (addresses assigned) to find active devices
that were not discovered by the other methods.
## Components
The system consists of two parts:
### Back
In charge of:
- Scan the network searching connected devices using the scanning methods
described
- Store the information in the DB
- Report the changes detected by e-mail
| ![Report 1][report1] | ![Report 2][report2] |
| -------------------- | -------------------- |
### Front
A web frontal that allows:
- Manage the devices inventory and the characteristics
- Display in a visual way all the information collected by the back
- Sessions
- Connected devices
- Favorites
- Events
- Presence
- Concurrent devices
- Down alerts
- IP's
- ...
| ![Screen 1][screen1] | ![Screen 2][screen2] |
| -------------------- | -------------------- |
| ![Screen 3][screen3] | ![Screen 4][screen4] |
### Maintenance
With the work of [jokobsk/Pi.Alert](https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert) and own extensions, various possibilities for
maintenance and settings are available on this page:
- DB Backup and Restore
- Theme Selection (blue, red, green, yellow, black, purple)
- Light/Dark-Mode Switch
- DB maintenance tools
In addition, some information is available (active scans, database size, backup counter).
![Maintain screen dark][maintain_dark]
# Installation
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Initially designed to run on a Raspberry Pi, probably it can run on many other
Linux distributions.
- One-step Automated Install:
#### `curl -sSL https://github.com/pucherot/Pi.Alert/raw/main/install/pialert_install.sh | bash`
- One-step Automated Install (forked) without Webserver:
#### `curl -sSL https://github.com/leiweibau/Pi.Alert/raw/main/install/pialert_install_no_webserver.sh | bash`
- [Installation Guide (step by step)](docs/INSTALL.md)
# Update
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- One-step Automated Update:
#### `curl -sSL https://github.com/pucherot/Pi.Alert/raw/main/install/pialert_update.sh | bash`
# Uninstall process
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- [Unistall process](docs/UNINSTALL.md)
# Device Management
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- [Device Management instructions](docs/DEVICE_MANAGEMENT.md)
## Other useful info
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### [Versions History](docs/VERSIONS_HISTORY.md)
### Powered by:
| Product | Objetive |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| Python | Programming language for the Back |
| PHP | Programming language for the Front-end |
| JavaScript | Programming language for the Front-end |
| Bootstrap | Front-end framework |
| Admin.LTE | Bootstrap template |
| FullCalendar | Calendar component |
| Sqlite | DB engine |
| Lighttpd | Webserver |
| arp-scan | Scan network using arp commands |
| Pi.hole | DNS Server with Ad-block |
| dnsmasq | DHCP Server |
| nmap | Network Scanner |
| zip | Filecompression Tool |
### License
GPL 3.0
[Read more here](LICENSE.txt)
### Contact
pi.alert.application@gmail.com
***Suggestions and comments are welcome***
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[main]: ./docs/img/1_devices.jpg "Main screen"
[screen1]: ./docs/img/2_1_device_details.jpg "Screen 1"
[screen2]: ./docs/img/2_2_device_sessions.jpg "Screen 2"
[screen3]: ./docs/img/2_3_device_presence.jpg "Screen 3"
[screen4]: ./docs/img/3_presence.jpg "Screen 4"
[report1]: ./docs/img/4_report_1.jpg "Report sample 1"
[report2]: ./docs/img/4_report_2.jpg "Report sample 2"
[main_dark]: /docs/img/1_devices_dark.jpg "Main screen dark"
[maintain_dark]: /docs/img/5_maintain.jpg "Maintain screen dark"