
- #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.

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).
