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Introduction

The Raspberry Pi (version 3, 4 and 5) is the reference platform for SatNOGS (see our Ansible guide to install SatNOGS on other Linux machines).

This page assumes you have an account and a ground station registered on either network.satnogs.org or network-dev.satnogs.org. Make note of your station ID and API Key.

Flashing

Use the Raspberry Pi Imager, as outlined in the Raspberry Pi OS flashing guidelines, and follow the steps provided there. Along with the official guide, be sure to take into account the instructions provided in the following subsections.

OS selection

To optimize resource usage and reduce unnecessary running services, choose the Raspberry Pi OS Lite image instead of the full Raspberry Pi OS image. During the OS selection process, navigate to the Raspberry Pi OS (other) submenu and select Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit).

OS customization

At the very least, you need to:

Set username and password
Set locale settings
- Time zone
- Keyboard layout
Enable SSH

If connection to the internet is via Wi-Fi, make sure to Configure wireless LAN as well.

To easily discover the Rapsberry Pi among other Rapsberry Pis in your network, set a unique hostname.

Getting console access

You can log in the Raspberry Pi by connecting it to a keyboard and monitor or through network via an SSH connection.

Keyboard and monitor

Once your Raspberry Pi is booted, log in with the username and password that you set during the flashing process.

Network

If your network supports zeroconf, you can use the hostname of your Raspberry Pi and log in with SSH using the username and password that you set during the flashing process. Example:

$ ssh pi@raspberrypi.local

If zeroconf is not supported then you must manually find the IP address of the Raspberry Pi (e.g. in your router management interface).

Installation

To install the SatNOGS software on the Raspberry Pi OS or any other supported OS you just log, and execute the following command:

$ curl -sfL https://satno.gs/install | sh -s --

This command will install all the necessary software and then bring up the SatNOGS Setup configuration tool:

Follow SatNOGS Setup instructions to configure the system.

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 Use the '''Raspberry Pi Imager''', as outlined in the [https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html#raspberry-pi-imager Raspberry Pi OS flashing guidelines], and follow the steps provided there. Along with the official guide, be sure to take into account the instructions provided in the following subsections.
-=== OS selection ===
+===OS selection===
 To optimize resource usage and reduce unnecessary running services, choose the Raspberry Pi OS Lite image instead of the full Raspberry Pi OS image. During the OS selection process, navigate to the <code>Raspberry Pi OS (other)</code> submenu and select <code>Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)</code>.
-=== OS customization ===
+===OS customization===
 At the very least, you need to:
-* Set username and password
+*Set username and password
-* Set locale settings
+*Set locale settings
-** Time zone
+**Time zone
-** Keyboard layout
+**Keyboard layout
-* Enable SSH
+*Enable SSH
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 ==Installation==
-To install the SatNOGS software on the Raspberry Pi OS you just logged into, execute the following command:
+To install the SatNOGS software on the Raspberry Pi OS or any other supported OS you just log, and execute the following command:
   $ curl -sfL https://satno.gs/install | sh -s --
 This command will install all the necessary software and then bring up the '''SatNOGS Setup''' configuration tool:
 Follow [[SatNOGS Setup]] instructions to configure the system.
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