{"id":409,"date":"2017-08-19T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T12:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/?p=409"},"modified":"2018-10-20T22:56:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T21:56:31","slug":"setting-raspberry-pi-cluster-node","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chewett.co.uk\/blog\/409\/setting-raspberry-pi-cluster-node\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a Raspberry Pi Cluster Node"},"content":{"rendered":"

To set up a Raspberry Pi node I will follow a specific set of steps so that every Pi is set up \u00a0similarly. For the initial deployment I will follow this once and then clone the SD Card multiple times<\/a>. If at a later date more are added I will use this guide to follow a basic setup.<\/p>\n

This guide can be followed to set up any headless (no monitor\/keyboard\/mouse attached) Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n

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Burning Raspbian and configuring it<\/h2>\n

The first step is to burn Raspbian to a SD card, some additional details here<\/a>. Once this has done, but before you put the SD card into the Raspberry Pi you need to ensure you set up SSH. I recommend following my previous guide \u00a0to setting up SSH for Raspberry Pi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Without following this you will need to log onto the Raspberry Pi using a keyboard, mouse, and monitor and set up SSH using the GUI.<\/p>\n

Setting up Raspbian to run headless<\/h2>\n

Since I am not currently planning to connect the Raspberry Pi to a screen I will set it up to focus on setting it up for headless operation.<\/p>\n

The system utility raspi-config<\/code>\u00a0can be used to change a number of import settings. It can be run by running `sudo raspi-config`.<\/p>\n

Once in the Raspi-config menu I will set the hostname using that option on the menu. Under boot options I will also change it to cli mode. This will stop it booting to the desktop when loading and will conserve CPU and RAM during running.<\/p>\n

In the advanced options I will select expand filesystem<\/code>. This wont be needed if I have burned the Raspbian image to a SD card but if I clone the SD card to a larger card this is required. If no changes are needed this option will have no effect.<\/p>\n

To update the Raspberry Pi you can run the following commands<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n
Running apt-get update<\/code> will update the package list. This will then allow running apt-get upgrade<\/code>\u00a0to install new packages.<\/p>\n
Installing packages and setting up user accounts<\/h2>\n
Now I have the Raspberry Pi updated and ready to run headless I will install a couple more programs.<\/p>\n
Personally to run a headless Raspberry Pi I always install at least the below programs using the command<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install vim htop byobu screen<\/pre>\n