Instructions to set up :-

do the usual raspberry pi imager stuff and set the settings with a name of mini-pi (ideally this name).

set the wifi to your wifi (and password) and set the user as pi and set to use ssh services.

Then write the image

once done place the SD card / USB pen driver into the pi, power up the pi and log into your router to find the mini-pi ip address (or use a network tool like fing or angry ip scanner).

SSH into the raspberry pi (using ssh pi@<THE IP ADDRESS OF THE PI>

once logged into the Raspberry Pi, run this single command that downloads, unzips and installs the media server software all in one command by :-

 

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diddy-boy/mini-pi-media-server/main/install.sh | bash

This will then run the installer which pulls down the most recent build which unzip's and run's the setup / configuration.

you will be prompted for a samba user password (its easy to use the same password as your ssh login).

you can select to :-

Configure WiFi as an access point (if you run this then an ethernet connection has to be used to stream at home).

you can at any time in the future, run ./reconfigure-wifi.sh from within the mini-pi directory.

Configure Cloud syncing (Using either Google Drive, One Drive or MEGA)

you can at any time in the future, rcploe-setup.sh from within the mini-pi directory.

Configure syncing from a server every night

then you can press enter to reboot.

All setup now. have fun.

if you are updating, its similar.

just ssh into the raspberry pi and run the above command to download and install again or if you just want to reinstall run 'sudo ./pi-setup/mini-pi-setup.sh'