Raspberry Pi Cluster a.k.a Bramble

This script sets up a Raspberry Pi Cluster utilizing the Cluster Hat.

https://clusterctrl.com/setup-software

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (or 4)
• 4 x Raspberry Pi Zero
• Cluster HAT

Pred the SDs

Download image for the Cluster control and 4 nodes from: https://clusterctrl.com/setup-software (or https://dist2.8086.net/clusterctrl/testing/ for new versions)

Note: These instructions assume CNAT version of the controller.

Burn to SD cards and then remount on PC/Mac and add an empty file called ssh to the /boot directory.

Setup

Controller

Change Password and Hostname

Fire up and log in to the cluster control Raspberry Pi with:

• Username: pi
• Password: clusterctrl

Change the password with passwd

Use raspi-config to change the hostname to bramble (or any other name but adjust the instructions below.) Reboot and log back in with new password.

Do Updates and Base Install

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rodneyshupe/RPi_Utilities/master/setup/rpi_setup.sh
chmod +x rpi_setup.sh
sudo ./rpi_setup.sh

sudo reboot

Setup Bramble

sudo true
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rodneyshupe/RPi_Bramble/master/install.sh | bash