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My Dev Env – remote access to a Raspberry Pi

You have three UI options for logging into your Raspberry Pi:
1. The “standard” way: connect a USB keyboard and HDMI monitor directly to the Pi.
2. connect a PC or Mac to the Pi by plugging a USB-to-serial console cable like the Adafruit 954 into the Pi’s GPIO header, and use the Terminal app on your laptop to connect and login to the Pi as described here.
3. connect your Pi to your local network and then use the SSH app on your Mac to open a remote session on the Pi as described here.
I  use all three methods, and each has its benefits in different situations.
Once I’ve initially setup my Pi for networking using option 1 or 2, I find the third option – connecting via LAN – most flexible, since it doesn’t require the Pi to be tethered to my Mac or any other equipment. I can power up the Pi on my workbench, and as soon as it’s connected itself to the WiFi, I can SSH into it from anywhere in the house. Or even over the Internet if I open a port in my router for the purpose.

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Javascript on a Raspberry Pi – How to install Node.JS

 

Why install Node.JS on a Raspberry Pi ? 

Nodejs_logo_lightI’ve been using Node.JS as the backend framework for building single-page web apps recently. On top of providing the advantage of an asynchronous, event-based programming model on the backend, it means I can code in Javascript on both the frontend and the backend again – just like in the good old days coding client-server applications in C.

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And so when I come up with an application where I want to use my Raspberry Pi as a micro web server, but one that needs more than the ability to serve static webpages, I  right away think of Node.

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How to find the MAC address of your Raspberry Pi

You sometimes need to find out the MAC address of your Raspberry Pi. For instance, you want to find it among the list of devices attached to your LAN, because you want your router’s DHCP service to assign your RPi a permanently dedicated IP address instead of letting the DHCP just assign it the next available IP address each time you start it up. Then you can SSH into the same IP address each time to log into your RPi from your PC or Mac knowing it will always be there, without having to search for the RPi on the network.
Some LANs are configured to allow access only for a white-listed devices by MAC address, so you’ll also need to know yours to be able to use such a LAN.

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How to build a REST Web API on a Raspberry PI in JavaScript

One of the most useful reasons for providing your Raspberry Pi with a REST API is to expose its inputs and outputs to a web client (on any iPhone, laptop or desktop PC anywhere in the world) for remote monitoring and/or control. This is part 1 of a 2 part blog showing how to implement a REST API in JavaScript.

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Javascript on a Raspberry Pi – How to install Node.JS

Why install Node.JS on a Raspberry Pi ? 

Nodejs_logo_lightI’ve been using Node.JS as the backend framework for building single-page web apps recently. On top of providing the advantage of an asynchronous, event-based programming model on the backend, it means I can code in Javascript on both the frontend and the backend again – just like in the good old days coding client-server applications in C.

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And so when I come up with an application where I want to use my Raspberry Pi as a micro web server, but one that needs more than the ability to serve static webpages, I  right away think of Node.

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