The server can be run on an x86 system, which means you get to take advantage of the performance, network, and disk speed on the server.

If you log into one of the clients, you will see the same file system as if you logged into any other client.

You can network a large number of clients to one server, and all clients are exactly the same.

A client computer (the Raspberry Pi) doesn’t need any permanent storage (an SD card) to boot.

This is called network booting or PXE (pronounced ‘pixie’) booting. Last year we described how the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B can be booted without an SD card over an Ethernet network from another computer (the server).

Users do not have sudo capability on a client, meaning they cannot make significant changes to the file system and software. Any user can log into any client with their credentials, and will always see the same server and share the same file system.

User – a user is a username/password combination that allows someone to log into a client to access the file system on the server.More than one client can connect to a server, but all clients use the same file system. Client - a client is a computer that retrieves boot files from the server over the network, and then uses a file system the server has shared.Server - the server is the computer that provides the file system, boot files, and password authentication to the client(s).With PiServer, you don’t need SD cards, you can control all clients via the server, and you can add and configure user accounts - it’s ideal for the classroom, your home, or an industrial setting.īefore I go into more detail, let me quickly explain some terms. Use this tool to easily set up a network of client Raspberry Pis connected to a single x86-based server via Ethernet. As Simon mentioned in his recent blog post about Raspbian Stretch, we have developed a new piece of software called PiServer.

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