rpi-home

The rpi-home project

More detailed instructions and information about the project are available here.

Quick instructions

These instructions assume:

• OS version is bookworm.
• Headless build (i.e no monitor/keyboard/mouse connected) so setup via ssh.
• Windows computer used for preparation and connection to RPi.
• Raspberry Pi Imager used for SD card imaging (https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest.exe).

Prepare SD card

Raspberry Pi Imager

• Set Hostname
• Set Username/password
• Set WiFi only if it will be needed (use 2.4 GHz)
• Enable ssh

Modification

• wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cms66/rpi-home/main/rpi_setup_base.sh
• OR
• Download (right click and select "Save link as") rpi_setup_base.sh and copy to SD card drive labelled "bootfs".
• (optional) right click on SD card drive labelled "bootfs" and rename to hostname of RPi.

First boot

• Login via ssh as the user created during imaging and run initial setup (or open a terminal window if doing a local GUI install)

sudo sh /boot/firmware/rpi_setup_base.sh

• Select option to apply changes
  • Poweroff (recommended for multiple RPi scenario) to setup a static/reserved IP address on router (using MAC address noted earlier) or
  • Reboot (simple setup for a single RPi)