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by ryanianian 2764 days ago
Raspbian defaults to being discoverable by bonjour so you can just `ssh pi@raspberrypi.local` and then modify the wifi config file (`/etc/network/interfaces`). You can script this bootstrap process pretty easily using Ansible etc. Downside is you do have to have a machine on the same ethernet network as the rpi for a short time. So fewer "cool project" points but ends up being quite simple.
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kingosticks 2764 days ago
Aside from the simpler method of dropping wpa_supplicant.conf in /boot as has already been said, mdns support in Android is terrible/non-existent. I've had no end of users struggling because of that, I 100% do not suggest relying on it.
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fpgaminer 2764 days ago
>Raspbian defaults to being discoverable by bonjour so you can just `ssh pi@raspberrypi.local` and then modify the wifi config file

Why would you do that when you can just drop a wpa_supplicant.conf on /boot?

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