Category: Raspberry Pi

Link: Set up a WordPress site on the Raspberry PI

I have already written articles showing how to set up the Raspberry PI and how to set up a personal web server on the Raspberry PI.

I was recently asked whether I could expand further and show how to install WordPress onto the web server.

To be able to follow this guide you will need to have set up your Raspberry PI and you will need to have PHP, MySQL, PHPMyAdmin and a web server such as Lighttpd or Apache installed. Follow the guide for setting up the personal web server linked above if you haven’t already.

Full article here:
Set up a WordPress site on the Raspberry PI (Everyday Linux User)

Link: How to Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a File Server Using Samba

Back in the 1990s, Microsoft developed a protocol that allows one Windows machine to access the files and folders on another Windows machine. The protocol, which is known as the Common Internet File System (CIFS) – but was originally called Server Message Block (SMB), has been implemented on other operating systems including Linux. The most popular implementation is known as Samba and it allows devices like the Raspberry Pi to act as a CIFS file server. To put it another way, it allows a Windows PC to mount a folder on a Raspberry Pi and then copy, delete, read and write files on the it.

Installing and configuring Samba on a Raspberry Pi for basic file sharing is quite simple. …

Full article here:
How to Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a File Server Using Samba (Make Tech Easier)

Link: How to set up a media center with Raspberry Pi

One of the most popular and useful projects with Raspberry Pi (RPi) board is turning RPi into a media center box. All you need to do is to download a media center image for RPi, and write it to your SD card. There are plenty of media center distributions for Raspberry Pi, such as OpenELEC, RaspBMC, GeeXboX, RaspyFi, etc.

In this article, I will discuss how to set up a media center on Raspberry Pi using two of the most popular media center images: OpenELEC and RaspBMC. Both images use XBMC as built-in media player software.

Full article here:
How to set up a media center with Raspberry Pi (Xmodulo)

Note: If you have any desire at all to be able to get to the internals of Linux, even for something as simple as installing additional software such as Midnight Commander, we suggest using RaspBMC, NOT OpenELEC.

Link: How to Set up a Raspberry Pi as a Wireless Access Point

The Raspberry Pi can connect to a Wi-Fi network using a USB dongle but using that same dongle you can also turn your Raspberry Pi into a wireless access point. Once set up correctly, this will allow other wireless devices to connect to your Pi and optionally you can route any traffic out through the Ethernet port and on to the internet (via the router from your ISP).

However, before looking at the steps needed to get this working, a word of warning. The configuration needed can be a little complex and if things don’t work as they should then troubleshooting the problem can be difficult. Also for this to work correctly, you need a WiFi USB dongle that can work as an access point. The best place to find information about your particular dongle and the Raspberry Pi is on the embedded Linux Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi adapters page.

Full article here:
How to Set up a Raspberry Pi as a Wireless Access Point (Make Tech Easier)

Link: Trying to choose between the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black? This article will help you decide which one is best for the job

There are already many articles out there comparing Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black; this is not one of those articles. I believe it is clear that Arduino is in a different league than the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black, and serves an entirely different purpose. What I was looking for and couldn’t find was a comprehensive article that would summarize all of the pros and cons of the Raspberry Pi and the BeagleBone Black, and what each platform is best suited for. When I couldn’t find that article, I decided to write it myself.

I begin by giving a short introduction to each platform and then we will take an in-depth look at the two platforms side-by-side to determine which one is best for each category.

Full article here:
Trying to choose between the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black? This article will help you decide which one is best for the job. (Maker Corner)
This article was also reposted here, with more reader comments under the main article:
How to Choose the Right Platform: Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black (Make)

Link: Enabling Remote Desktop Access with xdrp on a Raspberry Pi

If you need to run your Raspberry Pi “headless” (without a monitor) you can connect to it via SSH. But if you need access to the desktop then one option is to use VNC, which is great if you aren’t already using Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect with other servers. But if you are already using RDP then it is more convenient to enable RDP access to the Raspberry Pi and stick with just one type of client viewer.

RDP is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft. It is used primarily in Microsoft’s Windows Server products so that the servers can run without a monitor attached. All modern desktop versions of Windows (like Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8) all come with an RDP viewer (called Remote Desktop Connection) pre-installed. This means you won’t need to install any extra software to access the Pi’s full desktop from a Windows PC.

Full article here:
Enabling Remote Desktop Access with xdrp on a Raspberry Pi (Make Tech Easier)

Links: A low-cost surveillance camera using the Raspberry Pi

We have recently come across two articles on the same topic:

Although people have been toying with USB webcams on the Raspberry Pi for some time now, the release of the official camera module has reinvigorated interest in video related projects.

The official Raspberry Pi camera module is a Full HD camera that plugs into the Raspberry Pi via the Camera Serial Interface (next to the Ethernet port) on the device. The sensor on the camera is a 5MP with fixed focus lens. It can shoot still images with a maximum resolution of 2592×1944 as well as Full HD 1080p video @ 30 FPS and 720p video @ 60 FPS.

And you get all this in a module that’s only 25x20x9mm in size and weighs just 9 grams! This makes it ideal for projects that require a small steady camera, like surveillance.

Full article here:
Use the Raspberry Pi as a DIY Surveillance camera (Make Tech Easier)

This article describes how to build a surveillance cam based on a Raspberry Pi micro-computer which records HD video when something moves in the monitored area. Live picture can be viewed from any web browser, even from your mobile while you’re on the road.

What you will get:

  • See live stream in any web browser from anywhere
  • Record any motion into video file

Usually, such a cam will cost you around US$1.000, but with the result from this article, you will get such a cam for only about US$120.

Full article here:
Raspberry Pi as low-cost HD surveillance camera (CodeProject)

The only suggestion we might make as a possible addition to either project is that if you are using this to monitor an entry area (such as a front or back porch), why not include a few bright white LED’s to provide illumination at night?  Those could be turned on and off via a cron job on the Pi, or by some type if logic that detects when there’s not enough ambient light to get a decent image, and then applies power to the LEDs (which could be powered via a GPIO pin on the Raspberry Pi if they don’t draw too much current).

Links: Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Web Radio Receiver

Along with their conventional RF transmitters, nearly all major radio stations now broadcast their programs through the Internet (Streaming Media). Also, many web-radios are exclusively Internet-based.

Being cheap and small, transforming the Raspberry PI into an Internet radio player was really tempting. Adding a wireless adapter, plus a handful of cheap components, the RPI may easily be transformed into a standalone “receiver”.

Full articles from IT9XXS Blog here:
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Web Radio Receiver (Part 1)
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Web Radio Receiver (Part 2)

Link: Raspberry Pi Remote For Free! (How you may be able to control your Raspberry Pi using your TV’s remote)

For my first ible I just wanted to give everyone a quick tutorial on how to use the HDMI-CEC protocol to control your Pi with your Tv’s remote control.

This is very useful because is saves you from having to buy a remote just for your Pi and also leaves you with an open usb that you would have needed for your wireless keyboard and mouse.

Full article here:
Raspberry Pi Remote For Free! (Instructables)