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Basic Raspberry Pi Configuration for Headless Mode

  • Wed, Jun 9, 2021
  • One-minute read

Enable SSH

Add an file to the boot partition called “ssh”. This enables you to connect to the pi via ssh.

Enable WiFi

To enable wifi on the raspberry pi add a file named “wpa_supplicant.conf” to the boot partition. Add following content to this file and adapt it to your needs.

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
country=<Insert 2 letter ISO 3166-1 country code here>
update_config=1

network={
 ssid="<Name of your wireless LAN>"
 psk="<Password for your wireless LAN>"
}
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