Raspberry Pi MQTT/PiHole Setup Checklist

README.md

NOTE: Would like to eventually use nixOS, as this document is bound to get out of date

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General

1. Flash image to SD card (https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/)
2. Add empty ssh file in /boot to enable SSH
3. Turn it on (default root credentials: pi:raspberry)
4. Change pi user's password
5. Create a non-root user to use, add SSH key
6. Disable SSH password auth

TODO

• Setup regular backups. This link may be helpful:
  • https://web.archive.org/save/https://johnatilano.com/2016/11/25/use-ssh-and-dd-to-remotely-backup-a-raspberry-pi/

MQTT

1. Set up mosquitto. Either of these can be helpful:
   • https://web.archive.org/web/20200628124051/https://randomnerdtutorials.com/how-to-install-mosquitto-broker-on-raspberry-pi/
   • https://web.archive.org/save/https://appcodelabs.com/introduction-to-iot-build-an-mqtt-server-using-raspberry-pi

PiHole

TODO: Consider whether it's sensible to run both PiHole and an MQTT broker on the same board.