Optimize Raspberry Pi for your particular use

Topic Notes September 3, 2018 (KC7MM, NCS)

• Use Raspbian Lite, install only the applications you need.
• Other official OS images
• Unofficial images for special purposes
  • 10 examples
  • NextCloudPi
  • Detailed list
• Pirate Radio FM transmitter 1MHz - 250MHz Python script for music server

• HOWTO in RPi Documentation
• Edit image — enable SSH by adding file before installation
• Shut down X server
  
• Search: Raspberry Pi headless

• Reduce RPi SD card writes with Raspbian Config file change writes logs to RAM
• Adujst individual apps logging
• Search: disble logging

• Back up by duplicating SD card
• Use dd in Linux: Instructions on RPi Blog

• Offload sensors and other hardware to
  • Microcontroller: Arduino, et al
  • Another computer: communicate via USB or TCP/UDP