# Setting up a Raspberry Pi Piku Server from Scratch ## DISCLAIMER! ### These instructions are correct as of April 1st 2016 Start by flashing a SD card with [the latest Raspbian Jessie Lite image](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/). # Do this in your Raspberry Pi as 'pi' user Boot it, launch *raspi-config* to perform (at least) the following configuration: ```bash # as 'pi' user sudo raspi-config ``` * 1) expand filesystem * 2) change default user password * 3) set up memory split as you wish (for a headless server, 16MB for GPU) Optionally: * 4) set up over-clocking. # Secure your install Delete the existing SSH keys and recreate them (why? [read this](https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=126892)). ```bash # as 'pi' user sudo rm -v /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server sudo reboot ``` This will recreate the server keys. Next, update your system: ```bash # as 'pi' user sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade ``` # Install required packages As of April 2016, the shipping versions with Raspbian are recent enough to run `piku`: ```bash # as 'pi' user sudo apt install -y python-virtualenv python-pip git uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python incron nginx sudo pip install -U click sudo reboot ``` # Meanwhile, go get the goodies while Raspberry Pi is rebooting (We assume you know about ssh keys and have one "at hand", you'll need to copy it) Clone [piku repo](https://github.com/rcarmo/piku) somewhere and copy files to your Raspberry Pi ``` # as yourself in your desktop/laptop computer scp piku.py uwsgi-piku.service pi@your_machine:/tmp scp your_public_ssh_key.pub pi@your_machine:/tmp ``` # Back to the Pi Prepare uWSGI (part one): ``` # as 'pi' user sudo ln -s `which uwsgi` /usr/local/bin/uwsgi-piku sudo systemctl disable uwsgi sudo cp /tmp/uwsgi-piku.service /etc/systemd/system/ sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable uwsgi-piku ``` Create 'piku' user and set it up ``` # as 'pi' user sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos 'PaaS access' --ingroup www-data piku sudo su - piku # this is now done as 'piku' user mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 700 ~/.ssh cp /tmp/piku.py ~/piku.py python piku.py setup python piku.py setup:ssh /tmp/id_rsa.pub # return to 'pi' user exit ``` Prepare uWSGI (part two): ``` # as 'pi' user sudo systemctl start uwsgi-piku sudo systemctl status uwsgi-piku.service ``` # If you're still here, odds are your Pi is ready for work Go back to your machine and try these commands: ``` # as yourself in your desktop/laptop computer ssh piku@your_machine Usage: piku.py [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]... The smallest PaaS you've ever seen Options: --help Show this message and exit. Commands: apps List applications config Show application configuration config:get Retrieve a configuration setting config:live Show live configuration settings config:set Set a configuration setting deploy Deploy an application destroy Destroy an application disable Disable an application enable Enable an application git-hook INTERNAL: Post-receive git hook git-receive-pack INTERNAL: Handle git pushes for an app logs Tail an application log ps Show application worker count ps:scale Show application configuration restart Restart an application setup Initialize paths setup:ssh Set up a new SSH key Connection to your_machine closed. ``` If you find any bugs with this Gist, please let [Luis Correia](http://twitter.com/luisfcorreia) know ;)