HON95-wiki/config/iot-ha/raspberry-pi.md

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OS: Raspbian Buster

Hardware models: B, 3B

Setup

Installation

1. Download Raspbian: Download Raspbian (Raspberry Pi)
   • Use the desktop version for DE and the Lite version for no DE.
2. Burn it to the SD card.
   • Make sure the SD card is compatible: SD Cards (Raspberry Pi)
   • Windows: Use Win32DiskImager.
3. Mount the SD card in the Raspi and power it on.

Basic Setup with Desktop Environment

1. Follow the configuration wizard.
   • Set a password for the "pi" user.
2. Turn off Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi if not used.
3. In "Raspberry Pi Configuration":
   1. (Optional) Disable auto login.
   2. Disable all unused interfaces.
   3. Fix the keyboard layout.

Basic Setup without Desktop Environment

1. Default credentials: Username pi, password raspberry.
2. Configure through the menu: raspi-config
   • Go through all the options.
   • Locale and default locale: Use en_US.UTF-8.
   • Disable all interfaces except SSH (disable SSH too if not needed).
   • If a black border is present, disable overscan.
3. Upgrade the system and install stuff:
   • Upgrade: apt update && apt upgrade
   • Install basics: apt install vim htop screen
4. Add personal admin user:
   1. Create user: adduser <user>
   2. Add SSH key (from a GitHub user in this case):
      1. cd /home/<user>
      2. mkdir .ssh
      3. curl https://github.com/<user>.keys >> .ssh/authorized_keys
      4. chown -R <user>:<user> .ssh
      5. chmod 700 .ssh and chmod 600 .ssh/*
   3. Make user sudoer: usermod -aG sudo <user>
   4. Let user see system logs: usermod -aG systemd-journal <user>
   5. Try logging into the user locally and through SSH.
5. Delete default user: deluser pi
6. Configure SSHD:
   • PermitRootLogin no
   • PasswordAuthentication no
   • AllowTcpForwarding no
   • GatewayPorts no
   • AcceptEnv LANG LC_*
   • Restart sshd and try to open a new session.
7. Remove the MOTD: > /etc/motd

Applications

Raspotify

A Spotify Connect community client.

See dtcooper/raspotify (GitHub).

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