Guides Intro

Welcome to the developer guides for AutoPi. This section is designed to help you build, integrate, and troubleshoot faster with practical documentation for real-world vehicle and fleet projects.

Whether you are developing custom workflows, integrating with backend systems, or working with advanced diagnostics, these guides provide clear, actionable steps to help you move from setup to production.

Most Used Developer Guides

• Advanced diagnostics (DoIP): Use the DoIP hat to expand diagnostic and maintenance capabilities. Start here: How to set up DoIP
• Remote access: Connect directly with SSH to your device or use Tailscale
• Containerized workloads: Run services on-device with Setting up Docker on your device
• Development setup: Follow the Local development workflow, power safely with an external power supply, and use the AutoPi Local API overview
• Data routing and broker integration: Send data to your own infrastructure with Configuring MQTT
• Power and wake control: Access sleeping devices remotely with Remotely waking up your device
• Troubleshooting and recovery: Collect diagnostics with AutoPi Logs and recover devices with Reflashing your device
• Hardware extensions: Add peripherals with Installing a camera on your AutoPi and configure BLE workflows via How to use bluepy with AutoPi edge devices

New Developer Guides

• Accessing Raw GPS Data
• Build Grafana Dashboard
• How to Create a Custom Event
• Remote CAN Access
• RFID Integration

These and other guides are intended to help you unlock the full technical potential of your AutoPi deployment. If you have questions or feedback, contact us at support@autopi.io.

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