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[Mateusz Viste]

Hi Walter,

Running gopher on a Raspi device is pretty straightforward: just install 
Raspbian on the device, and then it's exactly like on any Debian OS. If 
using Motsognir, the whole procedure is limited to typing "make" (to 
compile the server), editing the motsognir configuration file to match 
your preferences, and executing the motsognir process.

I don't know about other gopher servers though - they might have some 
additional dependencies.

Note, that the weak point of Raspberry is its storage - if you use an SD 
card only, you might kill it fast by writing to it. My own Raspberry 
server uses the SD card only for booting, and then the actual OS is on a 
USB-attached RAID of 2 drives. I wrote about this at the link below, 
should this be of any interest to you:

gopher://gopher.viste.fr/1/myinfobase/?disp2015-01-12%20mdadm%20raid%20on%20raspberry

Mateusz




On 08/01/2016 19:35, Walter Vermeir wrote:
> Op 07-01-16 om 19:47 schreef Peter Garner:
>> No chance! My Raspberry Pi gopher server goes from strength to
>> strength and I add to the content every week. It's fast, friendly and
>> reliable.
>
> Could give some advice about how to set up a Raspberry Pi for Gopher use?
>
> I have experience in installing Linux and used to have a classic
> Linux-server running a gopher-server. But for a Raspbery Pi I would
> think I need a lean Linux distro core.