Raspberry Pi 3 Setup

Programming

How to set up your Raspberry Pi 3 and remote control with SSH & VNC

  1. First of all, you need to connect your Raspberry Pi to a monitor, install Raspbian and configure it. After everything is done, open terminal/shell in your Pi.

  1. Update system softwares first

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    $ sudo apt-get install
    $ sudo apt-get update

    Also remember to allow remote in Pi for Windows remote desktop control

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    $ sudo apt-get install xrdp

    Install VNC in Pi

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    $ sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

  2. Allow Pi to auto-search wifi and auto-connect

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    $ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

    Modify iface wlan0 inet manual to iface wlan0 inet dhcp. The file should be like:

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    iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    wpa_conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

    Save and exit. Then continue:

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    $ sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

    Add your wifi infos in this format:

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    network={
    ssid="WiFi-name1"
    psk="WiFi-password1"
    priority=5
    }