Automatically make a Raspberry Pi with wifi support

Okay, I love my Raspberry Pi, but setting it up just the way I want got so involved I was afraid I couldn't do it again if I had to. So I wrote a script to automate it, and decided to publish it.

So stop baking your Pi manually. MakeMyPi automates the process. It even configures the WiFi for you (assuming you're using a dongle that's supported by the OS, Raspbian Wheezy).

Visit the project on GitHub

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View an asciicast of the script in action

MakeMyPi in action

(Sorry, but right now, it only works from a Mac.)

All you have to do is:

1. Make sure your own public key is in ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (which is the default location)
2. Follow the easy configuration instructions
3. Run the script and follow instructions; it will ding at you when it needs your attention

MakeMyPi can do the following for your Raspberry Pi:

• Download an operating system image for you, if necessary
• Write the operating system image file to the SD card
• Install its own public/private key pair that you provide it
• Authorize your own public key to log into it
• Configure network & wifi (assuming you use supported hardware)
• Create useful aliases
• Install helpful and necessary packages
• Run your own custom provisioning script

Basically, it takes the pain away. No more forgetting how to do certain foundational things. In about 5 minutes, I have a working Raspberry Pi, configured just the way I want, on a brand new SD card.

Have fun. Contribute. Go crazy. Enjoy your pi.