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Quick & Easy: PiKVM Setup using Windows

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Write image to microsd card

  • Download image for you device
  • Open Raspberry Pi Imager
  • Select Choose OS
  • Select Use Custom and your pikvm img.xz file
  • then choose storage and select SD card you want to use
  • Write

Configure First Boot

  • create pikvm.txt in PIBOOT drive in File Explorer
  • copy the below content into it and save
FIRST_BOOT=1
WIFI_ESSID="yourwifi"
WIFI_PASSWD="yourpassword"

Find IP of PiKVM
go into your router and check devices if there is a pikvm and connect to its ip
ssh root@pikvm or ssh root@192.168.1.2 (root is password)

Setup Permanent WiFi on PiKVM

  • rw (make filesystem writeable)
  • cat /etc/systemd/network/wlan0.network(check if everything is correct)
  • wpa_passphrase yourwifinetwork 'wifipassword' > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
  • systemctl enable wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service(enables wifi)
  • systemctl status wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service (check status of wifi)

Set timezone

  • timedatectl status
  • timedatectl list-timezones (find correct in this list)
  • timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Oslos

Set password on PiKVM

  • passwd root (set root password)
  • kvmd-htpasswd set admin (set admin password and enable pikvm http server)
  • systemctl restart kvmd kvmd-nginx
  • reboot wait for it to boot up
  • go to http://pikvm or http://ipofpikvm
  • Login wth admin and password you set withkvmd-htpasswd