Raspberry Pi 2 Server Essentials

Transform your Raspberry Pi into a multi-purpose web server that supports your entire multimedia world with this practical and accessible tutorial!

About This Book

• Host websites, games, and even stream HD videos with the impressive power of Raspberry Pi 2
• Get to grips with embedded programming by turning your Pi into the cloud server that can be used to power Internet of Things projects
• Make the Raspberry Pi 2 the center of your latest tech experiments and discover how it can manage and host resources

Who This Book Is For

Seeking inspiration for some new tech projects? Want to get more from your Raspberry Pi? This book has been created especially for you!

What You Will Learn

• Host your Raspberry Pi as a web server using the minimum power resources
• Connect your Pi to the Internet and perform network benchmarking
• Explore the cross-platform features of the Pi as you run Python, Node.JS, ASP.NET, and PHP all in one place
• Share files over the Internet using your Pi as a file server
• Turn your Pi into a game server, host and engage into playing
• Enjoy live HD video streaming and exclusive real-time text overlays

In Detail

There's no end to what you can do with a Raspberry Pi – it makes a huge range of tech projects possible. This book shows you how to transform it into a multipurpose web server, able to store and manage resources that lets you build some truly innovative and impressive computing creations. You'll learn how to use your Raspberry Pi 2 to host a website using a range of different languages, host a game server, store files, and run everything from a media center to a cloud network. If you want to take control of your technological world, start building your own server and find out what's possible with the Raspberry Pi microcomputer.

Begin by getting your Pi set up – follow each step as the book shows you how to prepare a network and configure the additional features that you'll need to build your projects. Once you've done this you'll dig a little deeper and set up your pi as a file server, making sure it's built for speed using a range of different tools, including Python, Node.js and ASP.NET. Following this the book shows you how to extend your server to allow you to host games, and stream live HD video before customizing it even further to create a fully-fledged media center.

It doesn't stop there however – the book then dives into the exciting world of the Internet of Things (IoT). You'll learn how to install Windows IoT onto your Raspberry Pi, the operating system that's driving embedded software projects all around the world. Once you've done this you'll be ready to explore IoT further, as the book shows you how to use your device to host a cloud network that can form the basis of a wider IoT project.

Style and approach

Packed with plenty of practical examples that walk you through a number of Raspberry Pi projects, this book is an accessible journey into embedded computing and Internet of Things.

將您的 Raspberry Pi 轉變為一個多功能網頁伺服器，並以這本實用且易於理解的教學來支援您的整個多媒體世界！

關於本書：
- 利用 Raspberry Pi 2 強大的功能，托管網站、遊戲，甚至串流高清視頻
- 透過將 Pi 轉換為雲伺服器，深入了解嵌入式程式設計，並用於物聯網專案
- 讓 Raspberry Pi 2 成為您最新科技實驗的核心，並發現它如何管理和托管資源

本書適合對新科技專案有興趣的讀者，想要從 Raspberry Pi 中獲得更多的人。這本書專為您而創作！

您將學到：
- 使用最少的電力資源將 Raspberry Pi 作為網頁伺服器托管
- 將 Pi 連接到互聯網並進行網路基準測試
- 在 Pi 上運行 Python、Node.JS、ASP.NET 和 PHP，探索其跨平台功能
- 使用 Pi 作為檔案伺服器在互聯網上共享檔案
- 將 Pi 轉換為遊戲伺服器，托管並參與遊戲
- 享受高清視頻串流和獨家實時文字覆蓋

詳細內容：
Raspberry Pi 的應用無窮無盡，它使各種科技專案成為可能。本書將向您展示如何將其轉變為一個多功能網頁伺服器，能夠存儲和管理資源，讓您建立一些真正創新和令人印象深刻的計算創作。您將學習如何使用 Raspberry Pi 2 托管網站，使用各種不同的語言，托管遊戲伺服器，存儲檔案，並運行從媒體中心到雲網路的一切。如果您想掌控自己的技術世界，開始建立自己的伺服器，並發現 Raspberry Pi 微型電腦的潛力。

首先，設置您的 Pi - 按照本書的步驟進行，了解如何準備網路並配置您需要建立專案所需的其他功能。完成這些步驟後，您將深入瞭解並將您的 Pi 設置為檔案伺服器，使用包括 Python、Node.js 和 ASP.NET 在內的各種不同工具，確保其速度優化。接下來，本書將向您展示如何擴展您的伺服器，以便您可以托管遊戲並進行實時高清視頻串流，然後更進一步自定義，創建一個完整的媒體中心。

然而，本書並不僅僅止於此 - 它還深入探索了物聯網（IoT）的精彩世界。您將學習如何在 Raspberry Pi 上安裝 Windows IoT，這是推動全球各地嵌入式軟體專案的作業系統。完成這些步驟後，您將準備好進一步探索 IoT，本書將向您展示如何使用您的設備來托管一個雲網路，這可以成為更廣泛的 IoT 專案的基礎。

風格和方法：
本書充滿了許多實用的例子，引導您完成多個 Raspberry Pi 專案，是一次踏入嵌入式計算和物聯網的易於理解的旅程。