December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 56m
English
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Setting up Raspberry Pi
In this section, we will look at installing the required software on the Raspberry Pi.
A Raspberry Pi, installed with Raspbian OS (https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/), is a prerequisite. The Wi-Fi should have already been set up and connected before we continue.
If you are new to setting up a Raspberry Pi 3, refer to the Beginner's Guide to Installing Node.js on a Raspberry Pi (http://thisdavej.com/beginners-guide-to-installing-node-js-on-a-raspberry-pi/). We will, however, cover the Node.js part, you can refer until you bring up the Pi and configure the Wi-Fi.
Once the OS is installed, boot up the Raspberry Pi and log in to it. At this point in time, it will be connected to the internet over your own ...