Raspberry Pi Server

Hardware

The design uses openscad for the design of the bracket. You can use any slicer to generate gcode and print the bracket

• 3d printer and any color PLA
• M2-0.5 x 8mm screws and nuts for the raspberry pi
  • to get the nuts in the cut out, you can use the pull through method, since they are sized as a press fit (meaning very tight). I used a 12mm screw to pull the nuts through
• M3-0.5 x 6mm screws for the hard drive
• raspberry pi, hard drive, USB-to-SATA adaptor
  • I use a Startech cable I got from Amazon
  • I use an SSD because it is low power, a spinning disk might cause brown outs for you pi
• PiOLED 128x32 display
  • This is not necessary, but it is nice to display server name/address/performance
  • sudo i2cdetect -y 1 should show the display at 0x3C

Software

There is nothing here you really need

• mote for setting up the command line, web server (node), and file sharing (samba)
• PiOLED is in the software folder
• Plex maintains a version for Raspberry Pi, so you can serve up movies

Changes

• Version 4
  • Using all metric M2 and M3 screws now
  • Cut out the front so you can get to the SD card easier
  • Embedded nuts in the design, so they aren't sticking up on the top
  • Updated the LCD script
    • Linux release name
    • Added kernel version
    • Heartbeat is only 1 character now
• Version 3
  • Raised the pi up higher on the pillars
  • Centered the pi in the middle of the bracket
  • Skeletonize the design so it doesn't use so much plastic
• Version 2
  • Added a script for Adafruit's LCD

ToDo

• I want to do an optional cover to protect the pi
  • Maybe a fan?
  • Maybe mount the LCD (or another one) differently
  • Might be better to have it plexiglass instead of PLA?

Hardware (STL): Createive Commons-Attribution-ShareAlike

Software (OpenSCAD): MIT License

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