• Install raspberry Pi OS (via Pi Imager)
• Using Raspberry Pi OS (lite 32)
• Don't forget to do advanced options to enable ssh + WiFi!!
• Expand file system

• sudo apt update
• sudo apt install git

• ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"
• add key to github account
• download repo

• Reference Here: https://github.com/PiSupply/PiJuice
• Install the software without a GUI: sudo apt-get install pijuice-base
• Restart the Pi
• Run the PiJuice CLI sudo -u pijuice python3 /usr/bin/pijuice_cli.py

• make a folder photos in the home/user/ directory
• make folder sudo chmod -R 777 photos

• raspi-config --> Interface Options --> Enable Legacy Camera
• Reboot
• Test via raspistill -o FOLDER/image.jpg
• check that picamera is installed:
  • python -c "import picamera"
  • python3 -c "import picamera"
• if there are errors, install picamera:
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install python-picamera python3-picamera
  • NOTE: only python3 version may work: sudo apt-get install python3-picamera
• to remove picamera:
  • sudo apt-get remove python-picamera python3-picamera

• On initial setup, make sure you set up Wakeup alarm make sure you check Wakeup Enabled

• if pip3 isn't installed, install sudo apt-get install python3-pip
• pip3 install cloudinary
• NOTE: rc.local file runs as root, so figure that out better, for now do, sudo pip3 install cloudinary

• pip install pyairtable
• NOTE: rc.local file runs as root, so figure that out better, for now do, sudo pip3 install pyairtable

• Create script to run at startup
• Make script executable chmod +x /home/pi/SCRIPTNAME.py
• Add as a startup service sudo nano /etc/rc.local
• Add just before the line exit 0 --> python3 /home/pi/scriptlocation/SCRIPTNAME.py &
• TEST RC.LOCAL file by going to path cd /etc/ and then running the script sudo ./rc.local

• install wireguard sudo apt install wireguard

• as root, go into /etc/wireguard and make a file wg0.conf

• put in wireguard credentials, this site is helpful: https://www.wireguardconfig.com/

• test/run the configuration: wg-quick up wg0

• setup wireguard to run on boot:

  • add the service to systemctl: sudo systemctl enable [email protected]
  • reload the daemon: sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  • start the service: sudo systemctl start wg-quick@wg0 //this may fail if already running wireguard?
  • REBOOT THE SYSTEM!!!
  • test that wireguard loaded: systemctl status wg-quick@wg0

• To remove the service, do the following:

  • sudo systemctl stop wg-quick@wg0
  • sudo systemctl disable [email protected]
  • sudo rm -i /etc/systemd/system/wg-quick@wg0*
  • sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  • sudo systemctl reset-failed

• Generate obscured password: wpa_passphrase YOUR_SSID YOUR_PASSWORD
• Add info to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
• The raspi will automatically connect to the nearest/strongest signal

• NEED TO MAKE .ENV FILE FOR BACKEND (SEE BELOW)
• npm install
• API TEST: curl -X POST -d [email protected] http://SERVER:8080/email

• POSTMARK_API_KEY = 'postmark_api_key"
• FROM_EMAIL = 'from_email'
• TO_EMAIL = 'to_email'
• AIRTABLE_API_KEY = "airtable_api_key"
• AIRTABLE_BASE_ID = "airtable_base_id"
• AIRTABLE_TABLE_ID = "airtable_table_id"

• Install PM2 to run nodejs instance

• npm install -g pm2

• pm2 start -n "My task name" /path/to/node/script

• pm2 list

• pm2 restart <id of process>

• Make sure dotenv is installed , pip3 install python-dotenv

• NOTE: rc.local file runs as root, so figure that out better, for now do, sudo pip3 install python-dotenv

• Create .env file in solar_camera top level directory

• CLOUD_NAME = "cloudinary_cloud_name"

• CLOUD_API_KEY = "cloudinary_api_key"

• CLOUD_API_SECRET = "cloudinary_api_secret"

• AIRTABLE_API_KEY = "airtable_api_key"

• AIRTABLE_BASE_ID = "airtable_base_id"

• AIRTABLE_TABLE_ID = "airtable_table_id"

• POSTMARK_API_KEY = 'postmark_api_key"

CRONJOB: https://dev.to/atapas/send-and-schedule-e-mails-from-a-node-js-app-30p3

REFERENCE: https://raspberrypi-guide.github.io/other/boot-automation-pijuice REFERENCE: (PI CAMERA): https://learn.pi-supply.com/make/pijuice-remote-camera-project/ REFERENCE: https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/stream-live-video-raspberry-pi REFERENCE: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started-with-picamera/0 REFERENCE: https://picamera.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.13/recipes1.html REFERENCE: https://raspberrypi-guide.github.io/other/boot-automation-pijuice REFERENCE: https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-syncthing/ REFERENCE: https://dev.to/matthewvielkind/using-python-and-airtable-3bb7 REFERENCE: https://dev.to/sh4yy/how-to-send-your-events-and-logs-to-discord-via-python-or-javascript-13li REFERENCE: https://github.com/tradingstrategy-ai/python-logging-discord-handler

LTEDATA: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/using-4g-lte-wireless-modems-on-raspberry-pi

WIFIINFO?? : https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2017/04/manually-setting-up-pi-wifi-using-wpa_supplicant-conf/

WORKING: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/78991/running-a-script-after-an-internet-connection-is-established

SUNSET: https://holypython.com/api-3-sunrise-and-sunset-data/ SUNSET: https://sunrise-sunset.org/api

PARSE LOG FILE: https://pythonic.me/2016/12/20/python-log-file-parsing/

SETUP BATTERY: https://learn.pi-supply.com/make/how-to-setup-connect-your-pijuice-battery/