Building a Media Center with Raspberry Pi

Key Features

• Build an end-to-end media center using Raspberry PI and OSMC
• Work with third-party addons to further increase the use of your media center
• A simple, easy-to-understand guide that will help you to create a fully functioning media center than can play local files and stream from other sources

Book Description
The Raspberry Pi is a complete computer built on a single circuit board and is used for a variety of different purposes and projects, including building automation systems, media centers, networks and servers, robotics, gaming, and education. It is also capable of running an operating system.
This book will give you the ability to turn a Raspberry Pi and SD card into a media center. It starts by showing you how to download the OSMC operating system and install it on your SD card. Then, you will learn how to hook up all the peripherals for the Raspberry Pi to function. Furthermore, you will see how to get OSMC into a functional and usable state for regular use and future changes. You will also explore advanced addons that will enhance the functionality of the media center. To complete your media center experience, you will use a smartphone as a remote control by installing and configuring the OSMC remote control.
By the end of this book, you will be able to program, set up, run, and troubleshoot a media center using your Raspberry Pi boards.
What you will learn

• Find out how to connect the Raspberry Pi to your entertainment system
• Familiarize yourself with OSMC and grasp how to navigate around the screen
• Use advanced configurations such as a text editor, ssh, the Linux command line, and putty
• Play files that are stored on the SD card or USB stick
• Connect to other media sources over the network/Internet
• Troubleshoot common areas of difficulty

About the Author
Thomas Hamilton is an avid promoter of all things Linux. He first became a user of Ubuntu in 2009 and has been using Ubuntu and Fedora as his primary operating systems ever since. When the Raspberry Pi was introduced, it showed huge promise as a cheap learning tool for programming and general Linux use for people of all ages and backgrounds. His experience with using the Raspberry Pi and Linux resulted in his being employed at a major software manufacturer as a kernel developer, where he continues to work today.
Thomas enjoys spending his time running, hiking, camping, and advocating open source software as well as teaching others how to do the same. He enjoys working on cars and spending time with his family. When he is not immersed in the newest technology, you can find Thomas on the other end, using as little of it as possible.
Table of Contents

• The Raspberry Pi
• The Heart of It All
• Setting It All Up
• Welcome to OSMC
• Advanced Configuration
• Making OSMC Useful
• More Add-Ons – Make it Even Better
• Local Playback
• Network Shares
• How to Be Lazy – the Remote
• Troubleshooting – What Went Wrong?