TipFax

A Go application that connects to StreamElements and prints tips to a thermal printer.

Features

• Connects to StreamElements Astro WebSocket API
• Prints tips to a thermal printer
• Graceful shutdown handling
• Configurable via environment variables
• Web interface to view server status (default: http://localhost:8082)

Requirements

• Go 1.21 or later
• A compatible thermal printer (tested with Epson TM-T20II)
• StreamElements JWT token

Configuration

The following environment variables are available:

• SE_JWT_TOKEN: StreamElements JWT token (required)
• DEVICE_PATH: Printer device path (default: /dev/usb/lp0)
• SERVER_PORT: Server port (default: :8082)

Building

make

Running

./bin/server

Installing as a service

./install-service.sh