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If you wanted to build your own Android app to connect to a Python service, over Bluetooth, to control a Raspberry Pi, you just found the resources to do so. I know there are plenty of apps that control a Raspberry Pi. Most of them connect over SSH and some of them using Bluetooth. However, finding a tutorial that teaches you how to build your own is harder. You can probably do some research like I did and write an app but I haven’t managed to get the whole information in the same place.
The Raspberry Pi can be a cheap, low power, always on seedbox. Compared to more pricey alternatives, like a NAS with torrenting support, the Pi plays the seedbox job pretty well.
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, compared to older models, comes with a built in WiFi support. However, connecting it to a PEAP-MSCHAP v2 wireless network does not seem to be a straightforward task. While the dhcpdui that ships with Raspbian is able to connect to WPA-PSK networks it is unable to do so for PEAP-MSCHAP v2. This tutorial focuses on configuring your Raspberry Pi in a way that enables PEAP-MSCHAP wireless network connections.
Step by step guide on how to send the IP address of your Raspberry Pi to your Gmail account when the board starts. This way it is easier to find and access over a local area network from other devices.