# lanceseidman/PiCAST

PiCAST turns your $35 Raspberry Pi in to a Chromecast like Device.

Repository: https://github.com/lanceseidman/PiCAST
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/picast
Homepage: https://munchron.com
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-03-28T19:38:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4782, "days_push": 158, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1795, forks 263 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.466407+00:00)

## What it is
PiCAST is a lightweight shell/Node.js application that turns a Raspberry Pi into a Chromecast-like streaming device controlled via HTTP requests. It runs a small web server on port 3000 that can stream YouTube videos to the Pi's HDMI output.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a chromecast-like streaming device
- stream youtube videos to a tv via raspberry pi
- control media playback on a pi remotely over http
- build a cheap open-source casting device
- send video stream commands via curl or wget

## When to choose
- you want an open, minimal Chromecast alternative on a Raspberry Pi
- you need remote-triggered YouTube playback via simple HTTP endpoints
- you run a Debian-based Linux board with HDMI output

## When to avoid
- you need full Chromecast protocol compatibility or app casting
- you want automatic startup after reboots without manual intervention
- you need a polished, actively developed media casting solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, video-processing, streaming
- domain: media, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: chromecast-alternative, raspberry-pi, youtube-streaming, shell-script, media-streaming, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- lanceseidman/PiCAST (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.466407+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:51.673036+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lanceseidman/PiCAST (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.466407+00:00, sha 8d80793e2ab3)
  - homepage: https://munchron.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:36.912496+00:00, sha c1dd9af15a81)
  - site_page: https://munchron.com/bright-paths-recovery-vs.-breathe-life-healing-centers-comparing-program-features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:36.915537+00:00, sha 0bf9a23466a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.