Dropbox Replacement With BtSync on a Edison IoT

What you need:

Parts:

• Intel Edison Arduino IoT
• 12v power supply, optionally with battery backup. This may not be needed.
• microSD card, recommended 8GB or larger.
• USB drive (optional)
• WiFi connection

Software:

• Current Yocto or Ubilinux
• BTsync (downloaded directly)
• SSH client on desktop system (ssh native on most linux, Putty on windows)

This Instructable assumes you have a basic knowledge of ssh, assembled the Edison, updated Linux, and connected it to the WiFi.

Step 1: Setting Up BTSync

After ssh into your Edison, create the directory for BTSync and move into it

• mkdir -p /share/MD0_DATA/.qpkg/btsync/
• cd /share/MD0_DATA/.qpkg/btsync/

Download BTSync and move it into the new folder

• wget http://download.getsyncapp.com/endpoint/btsync/os...
• mv stable bittorrent_sync_i386.tar.gz

Extract the file

• tar -xzf bittorrent_sync_i386.tar.gz

You can test BTSync with command, or move on to the next step.

• ./btsync --webui.listen 0.0.0.0:8888

You can now browse to the Edison at port 8888 via your web browser.

Step 2: BTSync Start on Boot

Create directory

• mkdir /etc/init.d/

Create and edit the file

• vi /etc/init.d/bt.sh

Add these lines into the file

• #!/bin/sh
• killall btsync*
• /share/MD0_DATA/.qpkg/btsync/btsync --webui.listen 0.0.0.0:8888

Make the file executable and update the start up

• chmod +x /etc/init.d/bt.sh
• update-rc.d bt.sh defaults

You should get a message like this

"Adding system startup for bt.sh..."

Step 3: Optional USB Storage

The USB stick can be mounted and used for storage before BTSync starts so that it can be used for storage.

Open the fstab file for editing

• vi /etc/fstab

Add the this line to the end

• /dev/sda1 /media/share vfat auto,rw,umask=000 0 0

Step 4: Use the GUI

Use the GUI at http://(your Edison's address here):8888 to set up your shares, and Enjoy!

This setup process also works for Ubilinux

Comments

[achraf.jebali.77]

Hello, I'm working on Intel Galileo Gen 2 with windows embedded and i
need to connected to the net using the Intel wireless n-135, i mated to
install the wif driver and i get "Driver is running" but i can't
connect the cart to the net, i trite many solution with no result, does
any one have a proposition and thks.

[MsSweetSatisfaction]

Now that's an awesome and useful gadget! Welcome to instructables, I hope we see more from you!