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    Raspberry Pi Server Essentials
    Raspberry Pi Server Essentials
    Raspberry Pi Server Essentials
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    Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

    By Piotr J Kula

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    About this ebook

    This is an engaging, easy to follow guide for developing a wide range of server projects with Raspberry Pi

    This book is targeted towards all Raspberry Pi enthusiasts who are interested in exploring the potential of Pi as a server. Even if you have no prior experience with the Raspberry Pi, you can pick up this book and develop a wide range of projects.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPackt Publishing
    Release dateFeb 10, 2014
    ISBN9781783284702
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      Raspberry Pi Server Essentials - Piotr J Kula

      Table of Contents

      Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

      Credits

      About the Author

      About the Reviewers

      www.PacktPub.com

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      Preface

      What this book covers

      What you need for this book

      Who this book is for

      Conventions

      Reader feedback

      Customer support

      Downloading the example code

      Errata

      Piracy

      Questions

      1. Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

      Hardware requirements

      Extra peripherals

      Essential peripherals

      Wireless USB network adapters

      USB hubs

      Keyboards and mice

      Useful peripherals

      Internet 3G dongles

      Sound cards

      IR receivers

      TV and radio receivers

      Webcams

      Multicard readers

      Alamode

      HDMI to VGA

      Fun peripherals

      Joysticks

      USB to SATA

      CAN bus

      Home automation

      USB missile launcher

      Fingerprint scanners

      Installing Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi

      Understanding the design of the Raspberry Pi

      Boot process

      Other capabilities

      Hardware limitations

      Network speeds

      USB bottlenecks

      Time

      Summary

      2. Preparing the Network

      Local Area Network (LAN)

      The eth0 port

      The wlan0 interface

      The lo interface

      Wireless configuration – Wi-Fi

      Recommended wireless adapters

      Setting up from the desktop

      Setting up from the console

      Using wicd-curses

      Static network address

      Testing and benchmarking your network

      Basic tests

      Advanced benchmarking tools

      Speedtest application

      Iperf

      Recommended bandwidth

      Internet configuration

      ISP packages

      Home packages

      Business packages

      Dynamic DNS

      Installing the client

      Dynamic DNS domain workaround

      Summary

      3. Configuring Extra Features

      Updating the Raspberry Pi

      Updating firmware

      Updating packages

      Outcomes

      Hardware watchdog

      Enabling the watchdog and daemon

      Testing the watchdog

      Enabling extra decoders

      Buying licenses

      MPEG-2

      VC-1

      Hardware monitoring

      Summary

      4. Using a Fast PHP Web Server and Database

      Working with nginx

      Installing nginx

      Configuring virtual hosts

      Installing PHP

      Installing a database

      Installing MySQL

      Installing SQLite3

      Nginx with custom modules

      Summary

      5. Setting Up a File Server

      Preparing the storage medium

      Listing the available drives

      Formatting a drive

      Mounting the drives

      Remounting a disk after reboot

      Accessing files

      FTP service

      Connecting with FileZilla

      Connecting with WinSCP

      Samba service

      Installing and configuring Samba

      Network shares

      AFP for Macintosh

      Installing and configuring

      Shares and Time Machine

      BitTorrent Sync

      Installing Sync

      Autostart

      Hardware RAID

      Configuration

      Massive storage

      Redundant storage

      Summary

      6. Setting Up the Game Servers

      Updating to Jessie

      Selective settings

      Games servers

      OpenTTD

      Installing OpenTTD

      Configuring OpenTTD

      Playing OpenTTD

      Freeciv

      Installing Freeciv

      Configuring Freeciv

      Playing Freeciv

      OpenArena

      Installing OpenArena

      Configuring OpenArena

      Playing OpenArena

      Minecraft

      Installing Java Hard-Float

      Installing the Minecraft server

      Configuring Minecraft

      Playing Minecraft

      Summary

      7. Bitcoins – Pools and Mining

      Installing Bitcoind

      Bitcoin wallet

      Creating a Bitcoin address

      Receiving Bitcoins

      Sending Bitcoins

      The value of Bitcoins

      Mining for Bitcoins

      Mining with ASICMiner

      Installing CGMiner

      Summary

      8. Streaming Live HD Video

      Streaming with GStreamer

      Streaming with FFmpeg

      Raspivid

      Compiling nginx-rtmp

      Configuring nginx

      Streaming video using the RTMP module

      Watching a video

      RTMP streams

      MPEG streams

      Other streams

      Summary

      9. Setting Up a Media Center

      Slideshows

      Using fbi

      Watching movies

      Using OMXPlayer

      Playing audio

      Using aplay

      Using OMXPlayer

      Using AirPlayer

      Using alsamixer

      Installing RaspBMC

      Enabling other codecs

      Configuring RaspBMC

      Wireless

      Media sources

      Using Add-ons

      AirPlay

      Enabling CEC

      Performance optimization

      Change the skin

      Overclocking

      NFS versus Samba

      Summary

      Index

      Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

      Raspberry Pi Server Essentials

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      Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

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      Credits

      Author

      Piotr J. Kula

      Reviewers

      Teemu Lätti

      Warren Myers

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      About the Author

      Piotr J. Kula developed an interest in computers when he was six years old. He was introduced to the world of technology by his father who came from an electronics engineering background. Piotr has lived, studied, and gained experience in three countries. Today, he is a Microsoft Certified Professional and works with reputed companies offering complex software solutions. In his spare time, he enjoys working on electrical engineering projects and also enjoys doing some home improvement projects with his wife.

      I want to thank my wife Katarzyna Kula for always supporting me during my projects.

      About the Reviewers

      Teemu Lätti works as a software specialist for Elektrobit (http://elektrobit.com) in Kajaani, Finland. He has over 15 years of experience as a professional Java and C++ developer. He is specialized in embedded software on different platforms, for example, Raspberry Pi, Android, and Windows Phone. He has a wide experience in various software, from device drivers to user interfaces and web development. He hosts a private web page (http://cupla.net) and builds home automation experiments with Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

      Warren Myers is a Data Center Automation and Management Engineer with seven years of experience with the HP automation stack. He has an extensive background and interest in technical arenas. He started programming when he was 10, and has always strived to learn new things on a regular basis. He currently works for Avnet Services as a Solutions Architect in the Cloud & Automation Practice. He has also written Debugging and Supporting Software Systems (http://cnx.org/content/col11350), a freely available e-book.

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      Preface

      The purpose of this book is to get you started with the Raspberry Pi. We will try and cover many different topics to demonstrate the flexibility of the Raspberry Pi. The main goal of the book is to get you started on this project that you were just not so sure about.

      What this book covers

      Chapter 1, Getting Started with Raspberry Pi, will check the basic equipment that we need to use with this book. We will have to look into the other peripherals that we buy and

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