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 # pixo-server
+
 A general purpose server that can be used with pixo-thiclient
+
+
+## What's the purpose?
+
+The goal for this server is to communicate with the API provided by [pixo-thinclient](https://github.com/alopexc0de/pixo-thinclient) and provide various example methods such as 
+* Uploading images provided to it to the pixo
+* Send commands to show images
+* management of all settings via web UI
+* Reading accelerometer data
+* OTA Updates (user provides compiled binary)
+* Polling various sites for notifications and showing them on the pixo
+
+
+## What is pixo-pixel?
+
+Pixo Pixel is a 16x16 REB LED display, using an ESP32 microcontroller and a 3-axis Accelerometer + Gyro.
+
+Originally created by [Sean Hodgens](https://github.com/IdleHandsProject/pixopixel) as a Make 100, the hardware is interesting but no general purpose firmware has been created publically. I've contributed to the project a bit in the past [here](https://github.com/alopexc0de/pixopixel/tree/fw_cleanup), in the form of updating the readme and also some expansion/rewriting of example display functions.
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