PI Hotspot is a small wifi hotspot with a proxy to limit access combining NetworkManager, dnsmasq and 3proxy.
You need a Raspberry PI or Raspberry PI zero with WiFi enabled with Raspbian / Raspberry PI OS installed. To continue installation copy installer directory pihotspot to /pihotspot. Switch as root user, make install.sh installer script executable and execute it.
sudo -s
cd /pihotspot
chmod +x install.sh
./install.shTo complete installation make sure to configure pihotspot configurations in /pihotspot/pihotspot.conf reboot the system.
Configurations are in /pihotspot/pihotspot.conf.
Interfaces section you need to configure WAN interface and the WIFI interface which need to be configured as a hotspot ( access point )
[interface]
wan=eth0
wifi=wlan0
Hotspot (access point) configurations are as follows.
| Configuration | Description |
|---|---|
| ip | IP address of the hotspot (access point) |
| prefix | Network prefix for the hotspot (access point) |
| dhcpstart | Start IP of the DHCP pool |
| dhcpend | End IP of the DHCP pool |
| ssid | WiFi SSID |
| password | WiFi hotspot (access point) password (minimum 8 characters) |
[hotspot]
ip=192.168.1.1
prefix=24
dhcpstart=192.168.1.100
dhcpend=192.168.1.250
ssid=pi-hotspot
password=PASSWORD
port is the proxy port. alloweddomains is for configure domains which are allowed to access over the proxy. Make sure to deparate domains using "," and all domains are in a single line.
[proxy]
port=3128
alloweddomains=google.com,*.google.com
eg:- google.com,*.google.com
[interface]
wan=eth0
wifi=wlan0
[hotspot]
ip=192.168.1.1
prefix=24
dhcpstart=192.168.1.100
dhcpend=192.168.1.250
ssid=pi-hotspot
password=PASSWORD
[proxy]
port=3128
alloweddomains=google.com,*.google.com
pihotspot can manage using systemctl.
- systemctl stop pihotspot
- systemctl start pihotspot