HackyHour[4] on 2016-02-24

[iimog]

As discussed in the previous HackyHour we will have a hands on session with a Raspberry Pi and multiple USB drives.
We will play around with differen RAID configurations, set-up a OwnCloud server and much more.
If someone wants to add something or has other ideas or problems just join the discussion.

[GalacticAC]

I would suggest that we set up the micro SD cards with the proper OS prior to the meeting. It took me around an hour to download and install a fresh copy when I tried this weekend. If you send me a link to the proper OS for a good Cloud Server I can set it up myself on one of the new class 10 micro SD cards I bought for just that purpose!

[iimog]

Thanks for making preparations. I found many guides on setting up owncloud on the Pi (eg this one http://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-owncloud/) And they all use the latest Raspbian distribution. So an SD card with Raspbian pre-installed would be great.

[EzioAuditoredaFirenze]

I have an old 320 GB HDD lying around from my old laptop. I'll put it in a USB 3.0 enclosure and bring it. If it works with the Raspberry Pi, we could use it to test out the OwnCloud server.

I would also bring a HDMI cable, a 4 port USB 2.0 hub and a powered 4 port USB 3.0 hub with me. 😃

[GalacticAC]

I can bring multiple 2-4gb sticks I got over the years. We can test the RAID stuff on them I guess!

Any one else has a rasberry?

[nterhoeven]

Yes, I have a raspberryPi 2

[EzioAuditoredaFirenze]

I've got a Raspberry Pi 2 as well, and it's running Raspbian.

[GalacticAC]

I also figured out, that you can power it with a regular power bank for several days (worth less then 7 euros) if need be....this way sky net is self-contained! :-D

[EzioAuditoredaFirenze]

One thing that I'd like to learn is setting up PGP encryption support for emails 🔐 . I've managed to set up PGP Public/Private Keys, but I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to send encrypted mails and decrypt them.

[nterhoeven]

Good idea :-) We can do that. I don't know, if we will have enough time this week. Otherwise I would suggest to put it on the list for next month :-)

I opened a new issue ( #15 ) for this

[EzioAuditoredaFirenze]

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[EzioAuditoredaFirenze]

@sodalitas @diyaazak @pattypatprat @aforero11 @CodingCthulhu @manjusasi14 @WhimiscalHatter @Goodfella-no4 @iimog @malvikasharan @nterhoeven @greatfireball @GalacticAC

We would have our next HackyHour tomorrow at the CCTB. We will probably have a hands on session with the Raspberry Pi, learn some Python and Unix, play around with different RAID configurations, and setup a OwnCloud server. Hope you guys can attend. 😄

[GalacticAC]

Perfect. Just a question, when will it start?!

[greatfireball]

Let me cite the website at http://hackyhour.github.io/Wuerzburg/

Every last Wednesday of the month at 6 pm at the CCTB Würzburg.

See you there!

Frank