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#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI HOW TO#
#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI INSTALL#
#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI WINDOWS#

#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI WINDOWS#

Note: If you set up SSH, connect to the Pi via SSH (using PuTTy for Windows or Terminal for MacOS).Plug in the SD card to the Raspberry Pi, connect it to a monitor, then power it on.This file can just be an empty file named ssh it basically just tells the Pi that it should turn on the SSH configuration so that you can remotely connect to it.(1) wpa_nf - the WiFi network configuration file.

(Optional Step) If you don’t have a Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter or if you don’t want to configure the Pi via the desktop GUI (i.e., a purely “headless” setup), you will want to add a couple of network configuration files to the /boot folder (accessible after you flash the image to the SD card) so that the Pi can connect to your network:.Flash the Raspberry Pi Raspbian Buster with Desktop image to your SD card with Etcher.Format your SD card with SD Card Formatter.Plug the SD card into your SD card reader.

#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI INSTALL#

Install this if you’re uncomfortable in a Linux terminal.

Note: You can use this to transfer configuration files directly to the Pi rather than having to create and edit files on the Pi with vim, nano, or other Linux text editors.

An FTP client for transferring files to the Pi.

Note: If you’re using a Mac, you can connect to the Pi using ssh (Optional) WinSCP.

Note: I believe you can install MagicMirror with the Raspbian Buster Lite image, which I think would make it run a little bit faster, though I haven’t tested this.

Raspberry Pi Raspbian Buster with Desktop image.

For installing the image on the SD card.

This part is not needed if you add the WiFi configuration (wpa_nf) to the boot files on the SD card prior to boot up

This part is needed for the Raspberry Pi Zero in order to connect to a regular HDMI display so you can add the WiFi configuration via the desktop GUI.

Used to connect to the Raspberry Pi in order to configure it.

Note: You can get cheaper SD card readers but this one is useful for other things because it has additional USB ports.

This option will makes more sense than buying the parts separately because the price difference is miniscule between buying the board and this complete kit.

Note: I bought a Raspberry Pi Zero W Kit (~$28), which came with a case, heatsink, mini HDMI adapter, and other useful parts.

Note: The links for the products are Amazon affiliate links which will help to support me and the Youtube channel! Version numbers in this guide will likely be outdated, so keep an eye out for that. Yet another note: Some parts of this guide may be outdated as this was written in September 2020. If you did, however, want to run the Pi connected to a monitor, just use a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 (4 is kind of overkill) instead of the Pi Zero W, the instructions below will still apply.Īnother note: This guide is heavily borrowed from this guide, though there are some differences in the major goals between our guides.

Therefore, you’ll need a separate computer to connect from to get to the MagicMirror site and it’ll run much better. Note: for this project, I wasn’t able to run the MagicMirror site on the Pi Zero W connected to a monitor with the included Chromium browser as it ran too slow for my liking. Use this guide in conjunction with my Youtube video. This guide assumes that you know the basics of Linux, though I believe it’s still possible to follow this even as a complete beginner.

#GOOGLE MAPS ON MAGIC MIRROR RASPBERRY PI HOW TO#

This guide will show you how to install the Magic Mirror software on a Raspberry Pi Zero W to make a useful dashboard which you can access from any computer in your house (or wherever you set this up).