For this project, I am using a Ras Pi 4 with 4G ram.

1. Start with a fresh install of Raspberry OS

   • Raspberry Pi Imager v1.6.2
   • I installed the lite version (no desktop)
   • Only 400 MB for download
   • Using a 32 GB micro SD card

2. Create an SSH file within the Boot drive

   • This will tell the Pi to turn on SSH

   If you have the latest version of R-Pi Imager, they have now included “Advanced options” to auto configure many settings while it’s writing the image. Brilliant!! (saves a bit of time too)

   • Before you click “Write”, press Ctrl + Shift + x, this will bring up the Advanced option menu
   • Here, you can select the “Enable SSH” box, and even configure location services
   • Click “Save” and you are ready to Write away!

   For those who like it the “old skool” way, do the following:

   On a Windows machine:

   • Within the File Explorer, navigate to the Boot drive (your SD card)
   • Right-click in the folder and go to New > Text Document
   • Rename the file "ssh" and delete any file extension affiliated
   • Eject the SD card

   On a Mac via Terminal:

   • Change directory to the boot drive
   • Navigate to root > Volumes > boot

   cd /
   cd /Volumes/boot
   

   • Create a file called "SSH" with no extension

   touch ssh
   

   • Verify the file stuck

   ls
   

   • You will need to navigate away from the boot drive in the Terminal before you can eject. The easiest way is to just type

   cd
   

   • This will bring you right back to your home directory
   • Eject the SD card

   

3. Insert the SD into the Pi and power it up

4. Find the IP of the Pi

   • I used my Unifi Controller
   • Another option is to use Angry IP Scanner

5. SSH into your Pi

   • The password should be "raspberry"

   ssh pi@[IP address of Pi]
   

6. Update your Pi

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
   

   • The “&&” allows you to run two commands at once
   • The “-y” flag auto agrees to push the upgrade

7. Set a static IP

   • Edit the “/etc/dhcpcd.conf” file to configure the ethernet interface “eth0” with the nano editor (or your other favorite text editor):

**sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf**

• Scroll to the end of the file and add the following lines, making sure to replace the values for “interface”, “ip_address”, “routers” (gateway) and “domain_name_servers” based on your LAN settings:

**#Ethernet static IP configuration
	interface eth0
	static ip_address=192.168.xxx.xxx/24
	static routers=192.168.xxx.xxx
	static domain_name_servers=192.168.xxx.xxx**

• If you are planning on running Pi-Hole in Portainer, we will be revisiting this to set the DNS server to the IP of Pi-Hole
• Press the “Ctrl” + “x” key combination, then “y” and <Enter> to confirm writing changes to the file.
• Reboot the Pi using:

**sudo reboot**

• When the Pi boots again, login with “pi” user and verify “eth0” IP address with the command:
  • Make sure to use the new IP for ssh

**ip a**

8. Reset password for the Pi using: