harryplotter

Raspbian system configuration and web-servicer for harry plotter

Setup

Root filesystem

1. Download the latest Raspbian Image.
2. Copy the image onto an SD-card:

   unzip <whatever you just downloaded>
   dd bs=4M conv=fsync status=progress if=<unzipped>.img of=/dev/sd<X>
   

3. Insert the SD-card into your Raspberry Pi and boot the system.

Basic configuration and remote access

1. Configure keyboard and timezone:

   sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
   sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
   

2. Start SSH daemon

   passwd
   sudo systemctl enable ssh.service
   sudo reboot
   

3. Connect the device to your local network.

Network configuration and web-service

1. SSH into the Raspberry Pi.
2. Clone the repository and execute setup script:

   sudo aptitude update
   sudo aptitude -y install git
   git clone https://github.com/h42i/harryplotter.git
   cd harryplotter
   sudo ./setup.sh
   sudo reboot
   

3. Disconnect the Raspbery Pi from your network as it will start DNS- and DHCP-servers, which otherwise will mess things up.

Usage

The Pi will serve IP-adresses (ranging from 192.168.1.201 to 192.168.1.249) on its Ethernet interface. Additionally, a minimal DNS-Server will register the domain harry.plotter. In effect, all you have to do is

1. Connect a computer with a running DHCP client via Ethernet.
2. Open URL harry.plotter.
3. Follow the instructions. :-)