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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T17:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "## Re-flash the Pi with Raspberry Pi OS\n\n  1. On your Mac, install Raspberry Pi Imager.\n  2. Put the Pi’s SD card in the Mac.\n  3. In Pi Imager:\n     * Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS (64‑bit, with desktop).\n     * Choose Storage → your SD card.\n     * Click the gear icon:\n       * Set hostname.\n       * Enable SSH.\n       * Set username/password.\n       * Optional: preconfigure Wi‑Fi.\n     * Click Write.\n\n\n\nStick the card back in the Pi and boot.\n\n## Tailscale\n\n\n    curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh\n\n    sudo tailscale up\n\n\n## Rustdesk\n\n\n    wget https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/download/1.4.6/rustdesk-1.4.6-aarch64.deb\n\n    sudo apt install ./rustdesk-1.4.6-aarch64.deb\n\n\n  * Enable direct IP access.\n  * Set a password if the Pi will be a host.\n  * Use Tailscale IPs to connect between devices.\n\n\n\n## Mouse via bluetooth\n\n\n    Bluetoothctl\n\n\nthen…\n\n\n    discoverable on\n    pairable on\n    agent on\n    default-agent\n\n\nthen… type the following commands to pair, connect, and trust the mouse, change the MAC address to your mouse’s MAC address.\n\n\n    pair 11:22:33:44:55:66\n    connect 11:22:33:44:55:66\n    trust 11:22:33:44:55:66\n\n\n## Homebridge\n\n\n    curl -sL https://repo.homebridge.io/raspbian | sudo -E bash -\n    sudo apt install homebridge -y\n\n\nThen\n\n\n    sudo systemctl status homebridge\n\n\n## pi-hole\n\n\n    curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash\n\n\n## Notes\n\n### move to root\n\n\n    sudo -i\n",
  "title": "How to manage raspberry pi"
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