How to Setup Raspberry Pi Zero W for Headless

How to Setup Raspberry Pi Zero W for Headless

The following instructions will work anytime, you don't necessarily have to follow them for the first boot - this is just a very convenient way to get your Raspberry Pi onto a network without using any plug-in peripherals like a keyboard, mouse or monitor.

What is "headless," anyway?

A computer setup without a monitor is said to be running headless. You might want to do this if you're installing your Pi into some project, or want to keep power-usage and cost minimal. This kind of setup is what the Pi Zero W was built for. The idea is that you can still access your Pi's terminal interface over your network using a protocol called SSH.

https://core-electronics.com.au/tutorials/raspberry-pi-zerow-headless-wifi-setup.html


With the empty file created, Right-Click on it an select open. You may be prompted to select a program you'd like to open the file with - just choose Notepad.

This is where we enter our WiFi details. Enter the following text into the file, replacing the placeholder text with your own details.

network={
    ssid="SSID"
    psk="password"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
}

SSID is the name of your WiFi network, and psk is your WiFi password.


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