This is a client for Amazon's Alexa service. It is intended and tested to run on a wide range of platforms, such as Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, CHIP and ordinary Linux desktops.

NOTE: This is a new generation of the project under heavy some development. There can be a few glitches, but it's definitely ready to use if you're an advanced user.

You will need:

1. A Linux box
   • a Raspberry Pi and an SD Card with a fresh install of Raspbian
   • or an Orange Pi with Armbian
   • or pretty much any up-to-date Linux system
2. Audio peripherals
   • external speaker with 3.5mm Jack
   • USB Sound Dongle and microphone
3. Other
   • (optional) (Raspberry Pi) a push button connected between GPIO 18 and GND (configurable)
   • (optional) (Raspberry Pi) a dual colour LED (or 2 single LEDs) connected to GPIO 24 & 25 (configurable)

If your AlexaPi isn't running on startup, crashes or your audio input / output isn't working, be sure to check out:

• our Documentation Wiki - the sections with debugging in their name are your friends!
• our Issue Tracker

or chat with us at gitter.im/alexa-pi/Lobby.