Headless Raspi setup

raspi-headless-setup.md

Etcher is a powerful image flasher for cross platforms.

On mac OS: brew cask install etcher

Other OS:

https://github.com/resin-io/etcher

• Install it and flash the Raspbian into your MicroSD

• Now create two files ssh and wpa_supplicant.conf

  cd /Volume/MicroSD; touch ssh wpa_supplicant.conf

• Edit the wpa file vim wpa_supplicant.conf

• And copy paste: And change the values for ssid & passwd & country code

    ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
      update_config=1
      country=CA
  
      network={
      ssid="SSID"
      psk="PASSWORD"
      key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
      scan_ssid=1
      }```
  

• Eject the SD card

• Boot up the Pi

• Now lets find IP address that Pi has been assigned nmap -sn 192.168.X.X/24

• SSH into it ssh pi@IP-Address