pi5-install.md

Set up on Raspberry Pi 5

You will need a Java JVM, Leiningen 2.0 or above installed, plus MongoDB.

sudo apt install default-jdk

MongoDB set up

sudo chown pi:pi /data/db/
mkdir /data/db/photobank_db

sudo mkdir /var/local/log/
sudo chown pi:pi /var/local/log

Server start-up

crontab -l
@reboot bin/start_mongodb
@reboot bin/start_photobank

Photo uploader

Create user and enable SSH login for your user:

sudo adduser photo-uploader --disabled-password
sudo usermod -G pi photo-uploader
sudo -u photo-uploader -g photo-uploader mkdir ~photo-uploader/.ssh
sudo -u photo-uploader -g photo-uploader touch ~photo-uploader/.ssh/authorized_keys

Add your SSH public key:

sudo -u photo-uploader -g photo-uploader mkdir ~photo-uploader/.ssh
sudo -u photo-uploader -g photo-uploader touch ~photo-uploader/.ssh/authorized_keys
sudo -u photo-uploader -g photo-uploader nano ~photo-uploader/.ssh/authorized_keys
# Enter your key and save file

Pemissions for uploader to upload files

As pi user: allow group access:

cd ~pi
chmod g+rx .

As photo-uploader user: symlink for photo-uploader:

ln -s /home/pi/code/home-photo-bank/media/_process 

Bugs seen

Open

lein test
- media-test/_test/flower_exiv2.jpg does not exist

Fixed

monger version 3.6.0 required? Yes.