When prompted whether you want to use pm2 for auto starting of your MagicMirror, select “yes” by typing y and pressing enter. Save yourself some time and just use a Pi 3. If you want to run MagicMirror on a Pi 1 or Pi Zero, you’ll need to use the server-only version and install a full-screen browser manually. Note: The automatic installer officially supports the Pi 2, 3, and 4. To do this, run the following command: bash -c '$(curl -sL )' We’re going to use the automatic installer to save us some time. More information for the MagicMirror dashboard can be found on its Github repo. There are a number of great Magic Mirror dashboards available - I went with one created by Michael Teeuw since it’s beautiful and he’s a bit of a Magic Mirror pioneer. Sudo apt-get upgrade -yes 🛈 Updating may take some time. Select Expand Filesystem and press enter. How to Change the Raspberry Pi Password passwdĮxpand your Pi’s filesystem to utilize all available space, and also to boot into the GUI Type the following and press enter: sudo raspi-config You can either enable SSH us i ng the SD card or, on your Pi, navigate to Preferences > Raspberry Pi Configuration > Interfaces and enable it there. On newer versions of Raspberry Pi OS, SSH is disabled by default. 5 – Connect to your Pi from your computer Your Pi’s IP will be located next to inet addr.Īlternatively, you can also ping your Pi from your computer to obtain the IP address I wrote a short guide on pinging the Raspberry Pi. Type the following and press enter: ifconfig On your Pi, navigate to Menu > Accessories > Terminal. We’ll need our Pi’s IP so that we can connect to it from our regular computer and complete the rest of the installation from there. If you’re using a Pi without built-in wifi, you’ll need to connect a wifi dongle to your Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero W have built-in wifi, older Pis (and the normal Pi Zero) do not. Select your network, enter your wifi password, and click OK. In the top right of your screen, click on the network icon (two computers with an X).

Our Magic Mirror needs to be wifi-enabled so that it can connect to the internet and so that we can access it remotely to set things up. You will now see the Raspberry Pi OS desktop (GUI). Connect your keyboard, mouse, HDMI cable and, lastly, the Pi’s power cable. Unmount the SD card from your computer and insert it into your Pi. Get the new official Raspberry Pi OS on your Pi. How to Install Raspberry Pi OS on Your Raspberry Pi

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