How to build a new Raspberry Pi from scratch
Go shop for a Raspberry Pi and some accessories:
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (is the latest)
- Raspberry Pi case
- 2A power supply
- MicroSD Card
- HDMI cable
- USB Keyboard
- Cat5 Network Cable
Prepare the SD Card
- Download SD Card Formatter
- Install and run the program
- Insert the SD card to be formatted
- Make sure the correct SD card is selected
- Select
Overwrite Format - Click
Format
Download the Operating System
- Go to raspberrypi.org
- Download the
Raspbian Jessie (lite)version - Unzip the downloaded file
Install the Operating System onto the SD Card
Click on your operating system (below) that downloaded the file for specific instructions next.
Setup the hardware and boot
- Insert the SD card into the raspberry pi
- Attach to a monitor with the HDMI cable
- Attach a USB keyboard
- Hardwire the Pi to your local network with a cat5 cable
- Plug in the 2A power supply
- Wait for the login prompt (on screen)
Login
- At the login prompt type:
pi - At the password prompt type:
raspberry
Enable SSH
- At the prompt type:
sudo raspi-config - Select
Interfacing Options - Navigate to and select
SSH - Choose
Yes - Select
Ok - Choose
Finish
Get the IP address
- At the prompt type:
ifconfig | grep inet - Look for an IP in the local network range (example: 192.168.1.27)
Configure the OS
Continue reading to configure the newly installed Operating System.