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Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials

You're reading from   Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials Transform your Raspberry Pi into a multi-purpose web server that supports your entire multimedia world with this practical and accessible tutorial!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783985692
Length 174 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Piotr J Kula Piotr J Kula
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Preface 1. Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi 2. Preparing a Network FREE CHAPTER 3. Configuring Extra Features 4. Using Fast Web Servers and Databases 5. Setting Up the Raspberry Pi as a File Server 6. Setting Up Game Servers 7. Streaming Live HD Video 8. Setting Up the Pi as a Media Center Server 9. Running Your Pi from a Battery's Power Source 10. Windows IoT Core 11. Running Your ownCloud 12. The Internet of Things – Sensors in the Cloud Index

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi

Connecting to a network should be as easy as plugging in a cable. The question is, what can we do on the Raspberry Pi after we are connected to the Internet or a local network? This is why it is essential to learn about the hardware prerequisites and capabilities of the Raspberry Pi, so that your idea is theoretically possible to accomplish. Also, knowing your hardware inside out will make troubleshooting problems much easier to deal with later in the book.

The most common problems associated with the Raspberry Pi are related to power. These problems can cause it to restart, cause unexpected behavior, or may show a rainbow screen during the boot process if you have an external monitor connected.

This chapter is all about identifying your Raspberry Pi and the peripherals that you are using or may want to use along with it. There are two main pieces of information you should know about your Raspberry Pi: the model and version.

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