Setup Site Manager Pi

A guide to setup the first Raspberry Pi used when Building a Site.

• 1 Raspberry Pi 5 (or 4)

Prepare a Raspberry Pi using Generic Pi Setup.

Mount the SD card in you computer, and edit the text file named user-data.

Ensure that the packages section looks like the following:

packages:
- avahi-daemon
- docker.io

This adds the docker package (the default version from ubuntu).

Ensure that the hostname is in the following format: mbt-X-manager where X is replaced with a name used for this Site. For example, a site called makerspace would have the hostname mbt-makerspace-manager.

While logged in to the manager, run:

sudo docker swarm init

While logged in to the manager, run:

sudo docker run -it --rm \
  --name swarmpit-installer \
  --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
swarmpit/install:1.9

When asked for stack name, use the default swarmpit (just press enter).

When asked for application port, use the default 888 (just press enter).

When asked for database volume driver, use the default local (just press enter).

When asked for admin username, use the default admin (just press enter).

When asked for admin password, generate a strong password, store it in a password manager, and enter it.

The swarmpit UI should be accessible in your browser, at http://yourhostname.local:888.