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+Start up a Pi running Raspbian, and connect it to your network.
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+Connect a red LED to BCM 19, and a green one to BCM 26.
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+Download this git repo.
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+Install the requirements from `requirements.txt`.
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+Run the app with `python app.py`.
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+Load up the browser from inside the network.
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+Press the buttons to toggle the state of the LEDs.
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