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Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials

by Piotr J Kula

April 2016

Beginner

174 pages

3h 46m

English

Packt Publishing

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What this book covers

Downloading the example codeDownloading the color images of this bookErrataPiracyQuestions
Hardware requirementsPower supplyUSB hubSD cards
Essential peripheralsUseful peripheralsInternet 3G donglesAudio recordingOther media add-onsFun peripherals
Boot processOther capabilitiesHardware limitationsNetwork speedsUSB bottlenecksTime
Local Area Network (LAN)The eth0 portThe wlan0 interfaceThe loopback (LO) interface
Recommended wireless adaptersSetting up from a desktopSetting up from a consoleUsing wicd-curses
Basic testsAdvanced benchmarking toolsA speedtest applicationiPerfRecommended bandwidth
Home packagesBusiness packages
Installing a clientThe free Dynamic DNS domain workaround
Updating Raspberry PiUpdating the firmwareUpdating packagesUpdating distributionOutcomes
Enabling the watchdog and daemonTesting the watchdog
Buying licensesMPEG-2VC-1
Apache versus nginx versus KestrelInstalling nginxConfiguring the nginx virtual hosts
Python APIExecuting PythonNode.jsInstalling Node.jsWhat is NPMThe Node.js server.NET and ASP.MVCPrerequisites for .NET 5Installing DNVM, DNU and DNXInstalling DNXRunning the MVC websiteMVC and nginxOther .NET applicationsInstalling PHP
Installing MySQLInstalling phpMyAdminInstalling SQLite
Connecting the external storage
Creating a EXT4 partitionMounting the drivesRemounting a disk after reboot
The FTP serviceConnecting with FileZillaConnecting with WinSCP
Installing and configuring SambaNetwork shares
Installing and configuring NetatalkShares and Time Machine
Installing BTSync 2
ConfigurationMassive storageRedundant storage
Updating to Jessie
Installing OpenTTDConfiguring OpenTTDPlaying OpenTTD
Installing FreecivConfiguring FreecivPlaying Freeciv
Installing OpenArenaConfiguring OpenArenaPlaying OpenArena
Installing the Java Hard-FloatInstalling the Minecraft serverConfiguring MinecraftPlaying Minecraft
Installing UV4L
WebRTC streaming
Web conferencingStreaming the X desktopText overlayObject detection and trackingRemoving the overlay watermark
Using the overlay binaryInline variablesCompiling the overlay code yourself
SlideshowsUsing fbi
OMXPlayer for video playback
Aplay for audio playbackOMXPlayer for audio playbackUsing AirPlayerUsing alsamixer
Configuring OSMCEnabling other codecsWireless configurationMedia sourcesUsing add-onsAirPlayEnabling CEC and remotesPerformance optimizationOverclocking
Hardware requirementsCharging stationsBattery packsVoltage regulatorOhm's LawDischarge curvesDischarge characteristics
Getting startedFlashing IoTPython for Linux or Windows 7 and 8The first bootRemote connections
Installing Visual Studio 2015The Hello World applicationDeploying the applicationDebuggingBreakpointsUnhandled exceptionsSamples
Setting up the startup app
BluetoothWireless
InstallationRequirementsMySQLnginx and PHPPermissions
The server adminInstalling appsCalendarOther apps
The World Wide Access
What is IoT?
How much power?
Resistors, fuses, and diodesTransistorsIntegrated Circuit PackagesPutting it all together
Real-time embedded devicesThe data communicationReal-time eventsAnalog inputsParts required
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What you need for this book

You need at least a Raspberry Pi 2 with a recommended 8 GB SD card, 1 amp micro USB power supply, and a network cable connected to a router with the Internet.

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