This is a log on how to setup a raspberry pi with everything you need to create your own baculus node.
To build a node, we gathered the following materials:
- computer running macOS (linux is also supported)
- raspberry pi 3 model b+ (model b also supported)
- microSD card + SD adapter
- wireless access point connected to the internet
- PiBakery application
- baculus buoy pibakery-recipe
We will be using our own version of PiBakery to burn the initial SD card, as it is cross-platform and allows easy customization of build images. First, download the latest version from our releases page. We used v0.3.10, which is available as a direct download for macOS and linux (64-bit) as well as other architectures.
When you first open PiBakery, it will ask for administrator permissions, this is to access your sd card to write later.
Once that is out of the way, you are greeted with a blank screen. We have created a recipe that needs to be edited a bit to work on your network. Make sure to downloaded the latest pibakery-recipe.xml, then click import, and choose it.
Once imported, you should see the blocks of what exactly will run on the pi on first boot, and on every boot.
Now, edit NUMBER_HERE, YOUR NETWORK HERE, and YOUR PASSWORD HERE. This is a one-time requirement to get all the necessary software on first boot.
Next, click Write in the top right corner, and you will be greeted with a SD card and Operating System chooser. If this is a blank SD card, your Operating System should prompt you to format it. Make sure to give a memorable name (we use 'boot'), and select Raspbian Lite.
Click Start Write, and make sure the same exact name is in the popup.
Once it is done written, pop it into the pi. If you have a screen attached you should be able to watch the entire process, otherwise just wait a few minutes (ours took 15 minutes) until you see a 'baculus' wifi network up.
You can connect to this network and start chatting!