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Remote Raspberry Pi BitMessage Server

Description

The following instruction set explains how to setup a remote server running BitMessage on the RaspberryPi.

Raspberry Pi Setup

  1. Download and install RASPBIAN JESSIE. Please make sure the following criteria are applied:
  • Make sure you "Expand Filesystem"
  • Make "Boot Options" to be "Console Only"
  • Change your password
  1. Update of the systems package before proceeding
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
  1. Install the required packages:
sudo apt-get install –y git python-qt4
  1. Install remote desktop:
sudo apt-get install xrdp
  1. Remember the IP address or this computer:
ifconfig
  1. Reboot the computer.
sudo reboot

Remote Desktop Connect

  1. On your machine, download a Remote Manager client and open it. On OS X use: CoRD.

  2. Using CoRD login to the server.

BitMessage

  1. Download and install BitMessage in your home:
git clone https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage ~/PyBitmessage

  1. Note: BitMessage is saved here: /home/pi/PyBitmessage.

  2. Setup BitMessage to be headless

cd ~/PyBitmessage
  1. To start up BitMessage, run this command:
python ~/PyBitmessage/src/bitmessagemain.py
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