hostapd-config

Nodejs wrapper to configure and run hostapd

Usage

/*
 * The following creates a basic WPA WiFi network
 * on a raspberry pi 3B.
 */
const Hostapd = require('hostapd-config');

const options = {
  iface: 'wlan0',
  ssid: 'TellMyWiFiLoveHer',
  wpaPassphrase: 'supersecretpassword'
};

const hostapd = new Hostapd(options);

// Start independent daemon
hostapd.start().then(result => {
  console.log(`Hostapd started with code ${result.code}`);
}).catch(err => {
  console.log(`Hostapd failed to start: ${err.message}`);
});

// alternatively you can start it as a systemctl service
hostapd.restart().then(() => {
  console.log('Service started successfully');
});

Options

|Option|Type|Description|default|required| |------|----|-----------|-------|--------| |iface|String|Network Interface hostapd listens on|wlan0|default| |ssid|String|SSID (display name of your WiFi network)|N/A|yes| |wpaPassphrase|String|Your WiFi password|N/A|yes| |driver|String|WiFi driver to use|nl80211 (raspberry pi wifi)|default| |hwMode|String|hw_mode option in hostapd|g|default| |channel|Integer|channel option in hostapd|11|default| |wpa|Integer|wpa option in hostapd|1|default| |wpaKeyMgmt|String|wpa_key_mgmt option in hostapd|WPA-PSK|default| |wpaPairwise|String|wpa_pairwise option in hostapd|TKIP CCMP|default| |wpaPtkRekey|Integer|wpa_ptk_rekey option in hostapd|600|default| |pidFile|String|Path to pid file|/tmp/{uuidv4}.conf|default| |configFilePath|String|Path to hostapd config file|/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf|default|

For more info on bolded options, see the hostapd man page.