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Pi over WiFi as a server?

Hi! I'm not super tech savvy, yet I'd like to try self-hosting my own Gemini capsule on my own Respberry Pi Zero 2 W in the near future...

But both of my internet connections are wireless. My home doesn't have a land line, so I only have my mobile phone service with limited data, and the WiFi connection that my neighbour kindly shares with me...

We also share meals and he stores his work stuff in my garage. So no, I'm not stealing his internet, hehe...

My question then: I'm pretty sure a Pi would work over WiFi as a server, once already set up. But does the setup phase itself require a wired connection at some point of the process?

Sorry if this is trivial for experts... Thanks!

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😺 Nono

2023-10-29 · 8 months ago

11 Comments ↓

🍀 gritty · 2023-10-29 at 17:56:

nope, doesn't require a hard-line. I saw one capsule running off a 3.5" floppy. only issue would be throughout and if it takes too long to load your capsule. If you're not running CGI you should be just fine, and even if you did it might still be okay.

low traffic and primarily text content makes it easy.

🍀 gritty · 2023-10-29 at 17:59:

— Here's a HOWTO I made on self hosting.

😺 Nono [OP] · 2023-10-29 at 18:11:

@gritty: Thanks for the info and the tutorial... I'll go get myself a Pi Zero as soon as possible then... I'll read your How-to...

But as I'm a total noob, I might still need to ask more questions on here in the future!

🍀 gritty · 2023-10-29 at 18:52:

@nono no worries, that's what we're here for

😺 Nono [OP] · 2023-10-29 at 20:05:

Hi @clseibold, thanks for the advice... Although, after reading gritty's tutorial, I think I might not be able to make this project a reality immediately after all...

I originally thought having access to the the WiFi password would be enough, but it seems like the process involves tinkering with my neighbour's router...

I'm sure he'd be OK with it, but he is even less knowledgeable in this field than I am... So I'm not sure he'd be able to show me the right settings on his "box"... And I wouldn't feel confortable messing with it.

I guess I'll have to establish a land line at home first.

Still, thank you guys for the help!

😺 Nono [OP] · 2023-10-29 at 21:44:

@clseibold: Makes sense! But this means I'll have to wait for when I'm able to get my own connections and gear going...

Maybe this is for the best, as it gives me a bit more time to think, and polish the "editorial" aspect of a potential capsule...

Thanks again!

😈 dimkr · 2023-10-30 at 07:07:

My capsule is hosted on a Pico W, connected to the wall with an old phone charger and to my router over 2.4 Ghz WiFi. I gave the Pico W a reserved IP address and forwarded port 1965 to it. Then, I made my capsule's domain an alias of a subdomain of duckdns.org, and made the Pico W update the subdomain IP address once it's online.

😺 Nono [OP] · 2023-10-30 at 08:57:

Hi @dimkr: Thanks! But does this mean I can skip the "messing with my neighnour's router" part? I f so, I'll give it a try...

Sorry if this question is trivial, but as I said I'm very new to all of this...

😺 Nono [OP] · 2023-10-30 at 15:12:

@clseibold: OK thanks! I'll wait and do it in the most classical fashion eventuallly then.

🚀 ran-ford · Dec 26 at 09:50:

You can use a wifi link but in the long run for stability I recommend to use a proper physical Ethernet cable if possible ask your friendly neighbour.

Wifi can be very unstable, not properly reconnect etc that can be very annoying. But as a test to play with it sure go for it :)

😺 Nono [OP] · Dec 28 at 01:24:

@ran-ford: Thanks, but the entire project s on hold, until I move :)