rtl_433 to InfluxDB

dump everything your rtl-sdr receives on 433MHz into an InfluxDB for easy graphing

prerequisites

• a systemd linux distro
• python3
• an rtl-sdr and rtl_433
• InfluxDB and influxdb-python(3)

setup

• setup rtl_433 with your rtl-sdr
  • I assume you use a separate unix user rtl433sdr for that, and the compiled binary is (symlinked) in ~rtl433sdr/bin/rtl_433
• install InfluxDB and influxdb-python3
  • create a database rtl433 where all the stuff goes
• setup the service. You may use symlinks instead of copying the files

cp systemd-tmpfiles.rtl433.conf  /etc/tmpfiles.d/
cp rtl433.service  /etc/systemd/system/
cp rtl433json_to_influx.service  /etc/systemd/system/
cp rtl433json_to_influx.py  ~rtl433sdr/bin/
systemctl daemon-reload
systemd-tmpfiles --create
systemctl start rtl433 rtl433json_to_influx
systemctl enable rtl433 rtl433json_to_influx

graphing

Leave it running overnight, then setup Grafana and look what you find inside the rtl433 database!