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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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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

Installing OSMC


OSMC is a free and open source media center, which was originally known as RaspBMC; it is based on XBMC. In this section, we will burn a new image on the SD card. You can either use another SD card or wipe the one you have been using until now.

We can use a UI installer made for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux:

  1. Open your browser and navigate to https://osmc.tv/download.

  2. Select the UI download link, which matches the operating system that you will burn the network from; download it and run it.

  3. Select your language and then select Raspberry Pi 2.

  4. On the following screen, try and select the latest version.

    Tip

    Network image means that on the first boot, it will download the latest files, so it recommended to connect a wired network with Internet access for first boot.

The UI installer also gives us an option to install OSMC on a USB drive instead of an SD card. If you select this option, you will need a USB storage device connected during the first boot. You will also need a keyboard.

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