Creating a TorrentPi - Installing the Main OS
For this part of the work-thru, I wanted my Raspi to have as little on it as possible, so more of it could be focused on Torrenting Legal Content. For this part of the project, you will need the following: 1 x Raspberry Pi 2+ 1 x 5v/2A power adaptor for Raspberry Pi 1 x 8 Gb MicroSD card 1 x MicroSD to USB Adaptor 1 x HDMI capable monitor and HDMI cable 1 x Wireless keyboard/ Mouse 1 x Wireless Adaptor or Lan Cable for internet connectivity Also a PC or Laptop to help with installing the OS. Setting Up First off, we need to find an OS that we can use with the Raspberry Pi. I have chosen to use Raspbian as its comes with a light edition: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ Download the lite edition, which in my case and at the time of setting up was: Raspbian Stretch Lite - 2017-11-29 Ver 4.9 While you are downloading the zip file, download the OS to microsd software: Etcher - 64 bit edition 1.3.1 Install th