84 lines
4.2 KiB
Org Mode
84 lines
4.2 KiB
Org Mode
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#+TITLE:
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#+AUTHOR: Bob Mottram
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#+EMAIL: bob@robotics.uk.to
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#+KEYWORDS: freedombox, debian, beaglebone, red matrix, email, web server, home server, internet, censorship, surveillance, social network, irc, jabber
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#+DESCRIPTION: Turn the Beaglebone Black into a personal communications server
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#+OPTIONS: ^:nil
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#+BEGIN_CENTER
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[[./images/logo.png]]
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#+END_CENTER
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* On a Beaglebone Black
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To get started you will need:
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- A Beaglebone Black
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- A MicroSD card
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- Ethernet cable
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- Optionally a 5V 2A power supply for the Beaglebone Black
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- Access to the internet via a router with ethernet sockets
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- USB thumb drive (for backups or storing media)
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- One or more subdomains created on https://freedns.afraid.org
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- A purchased domain name and SSL certificate (only needed for Red Matrix)
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- A laptop or desktop machine with the ability to write to a microSD card (might need an adaptor)
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You will also need to know, or find out, the IP address of your internet router and have a suitable static IP address for the Beaglebone on your local network. The router should allow you to forward ports to the Beaglebone (often this is under firewall or "advanced" settings).
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Check that within *initial_setup.sh* the router IP address and static IP for the Beaglebone are set correctly.
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Plug the microSD card into your laptop/desktop and then run the *initial_setup.sh* script. For example:
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#+BEGIN_SRC bash
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./initial_setup.sh /dev/sdX
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#+END_SRC
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where */dev/sdX* is the device name for the microSD card. Often it's */dev/sdb* or */dev/sdc*, depending upon how many drives there are on your system. The script will download the Debian installer and update the microSD card. It can take a while, so be patient.
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When the initial setup is done follow the instructions on screen to run the main Freedombone script. You can either edit the variables within the *install-freedombone.sh* script directly, or create a separate configuration file called *freedombone.cfg* which contains those variables. Variables which you might want to put into a *freedombone.cfg* file are:
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#+BEGIN_SRC bash
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MY_EMAIL_ADDRESS=
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MY_NAME=
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MY_BLOG_TITLE=
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MY_BLOG_SUBTITLE=
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SSH_PORT=
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FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
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FULLBLOG_FREEDNS_SUBDOMAIN_CODE=
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MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
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MICROBLOG_FREEDNS_SUBDOMAIN_CODE=
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REDMATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME=
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OWNCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME=
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OWNCLOUD_FREEDNS_SUBDOMAIN_CODE=
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WIKI_TITLE=
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WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME=
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WIKI_FREEDNS_SUBDOMAIN_CODE=
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MY_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY=
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MY_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY=
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ROUTE_THROUGH_TOR=no
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LOCAL_NETWORK_STATIC_IP_ADDRESS=192.168.1.60
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#+END_SRC
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The GPG public/private key variables are for the filenames of exported GPG keys, and if a private key filename is given then it will be automatically shredded after import.
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The FreeDNS subdomain codes can be found under "Dynamic DNS" and "quick cron example". On the last line it will be the string located between the '?' and the '==' characters.
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The syntax of the *install-freedombone.sh* script is:
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#+BEGIN_SRC bash
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./install-freedombone.sh [domain name] [username] [FreeDNS subdomain code] [optional variant type]
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#+END_SRC
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If you don't specify a variant type with the final option then everything will be installed. If you have a *freedombone.cfg* file then it should be in the same directory as *install-freedombone.sh*.
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Installation is not quick, and depends upon which variant you choose and your internet bandwidth. Allow about three hours for a full installation on the Beaglebone Black. On the Beaglebone installation is in two parts, since a reboot is needed to enable the hardware random number generator and zram.
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When done you can ssh into the Freedombone with:
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#+BEGIN_SRC bash
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ssh username@domain -p 2222
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#+END_SRC
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Any manual post-installation setup instructions or passwords can be found in */home/username/README*. You should remove any passwords from that file and store them within a password manager such as KeepassX.
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* On other hardware
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It's also possible to install Freedombone onto other hardware, such as an old laptop or other type of single board computer. Any system with a fresh installation of Debian Jessie will do. Just make sure that you change the variable INSTALLING_ON_BBB to "no" within *freedombone.cfg* or the *install-freedombone.sh* script. Obviously, you don't need to run the *initial_setup.sh* script on non-Beaglebone systems.
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