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Botspot

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Welcome! 👋

I am Botspot - a Raspberry Pi user, self-taught shell scripter, and broke college student. :)

My dream is for Linux to become just as widespread as Windows or Mac OS for personal computing, and to have it run well on even the cheapest Single Board Computers under $100.
Much of my free time in high school and (now) college has been invested into making free, easy-to-use programs for everyone's benefit. ❤️

For years I was opposed to receiving donations of any kind, for fear that my joy found in coding would be replaced with anxiety to keep the sponsors happy. This year I am willing to try, due to unforeseen circumstances. Now you have a chance to give back.
You love Pi-Apps? You love BVM or any one of my other Free Open Source Software projects? Sponsor me with any amount you feel is fair.

Why allow donations now?

Reasonable question. It's not a long story. My parents made a series of overbearing, toxic decisions, causing me to lose a number of close friendships and access to the local community. When I stopped supporting their actions they handed me an eviction notice on New Years day 2025. In the first few weeks of January, I was forced to buy a car, rent a storage unit, and start working part-time, while continuing to study Engineering full-time. The rest of my savings went to car insurance and buying food. And now the car needs repairs.
For now I live at my university, but once Spring classes end, I will not have a sure place to live. Apart from working as a janitor, I am selling a few niche products online, but it will likely not be enough, soon enough. Let's just say... my open-source contributions would slow down if I became homeless. :(

What if I don't have a Github account?

That's fine. Donate with PayPal - No account needed.

Or if crypto is your thing, send some Monero XMR coin to this wallet address:

42ppvRzPoJhUeTfW4xUNwWGBn36ssqhjFZqwCmqdmXHW6aG5rESJLzE1uHCXyZjgdLPD23Zng3AN6AEWtEBCVjUfDs3DvgV

Featured sponsors

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Featured work

  1. Botspot/pi-apps

    Raspberry Pi App Store for Open Source Projects

    Shell 2,185
  2. Botspot/wor-flasher

    Legal utility that runs on RPiOS to flash another SD card with Windows 10/11

    Shell 645
  3. Botspot/cloudbuddy

    CloudBuddy is the ultimate wizard for cloud storage. It uses rclone to connect to your cloud drives, download from them, upload to them, mount them to your file manager, and more. In addition, Clou…

    Shell 74
  4. Botspot/androidbuddy

    Manage your Android phone from a Linux computer. File transfer, file browsing and in-place editing, screen control, tethering, reverse tethering, and an autostart feature when a phone is detected.

    Shell 5

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An even bigger way to say "Thank you!"
For $200/month I could try to offer you personalized help, prioritize your requests, or add your name to some READMEs, but I'm a very busy guy so no promises. :)