Day 7

Raspberry Pi Server

Step by step, how to setup a SpaceBrew server on RasPi from scratch.

1. Download Raspbian OS.

2. Download Etcher to flash Raspbian on a micro-SD. Burn the SD and put it into the Raspberry.

3. Connect to the raspberry via a serial cable and run ifconfig to find the IP.

4. Run raspi-config to enable SSH and setup the wifi credentials.

5. Install Netatalk:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install netatalk
   

   Use the raspberry password. On your mac go to the finder, press Command+K, connect to afp://192.168.1.1 (use your IP address instead).

6. SSH into the Raspberry from the terminal.

7. Copy MRHT

8. Install Node.js: sudo apt-get install node , and check that has been installed properly by running node -v

9. Install Npm: sudo apt-get install npm

10. cd into the spacebrew-master folder and run: npm install to install the dependencies.

11. Set up a test server by following point 5 and 6 here.

12. To start the server automatically on boot edit the crontab by adding this line:

    @reboot /usr/bin/node /home/pi/Mixed-Reality-Hardware-Toolkit/Spacebrew/spacebrew-master/node_server.js &

    Check that the path to the SpaceBrew node_server script is right.