SharkRF IP Connector server AUTOMATED installation for Raspberry Pi 3

After helping several HAM's perform the installation of SharkRF's IP Connector server,
it became obvious to me that the instructions out on the internet were inaccurate.
I decided to write an automated installation for this great piece of software.

Assumption(s):
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You own a Raspberry Pi 3, that has 1 GB of RAM and a quad core ARM CPU.
You want to install and use this server software.
You are running, or are ok with running Raspbian Stretch.
You have a working internet connection for your Raspberry Pi.

Here is what you need to start:
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Begin by putting a fresh image of Raspbian Stretch onto your Raspberry Pi.
Set up your Pi (hostname/timezone/etc).

https://github.com/VE3OY/srf-ip-conn-srv

Download the ZIP file that has everything you will need.

On your PC:
- create a temporary directory to work from (NOT c:\temp!)
- un-zip the downloaded file into that directory

On your Raspberry Pi:
- create a new sub-directory:
mkdir /home/pi/IPC- copy all of the un-zipped files from your PC to that new directory
- at a command prompt, type the following commands:
sudo su
cd /home/pi/IPC
chmod +x InstallIPConnectorV6.sh
./InstallIPConnectorV6.sh
NOTES:
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Pay close attention to upper/lowercase of the above commands!
It's CRITICAL!

This installation routine will do the following:
- Update and upgrade your Raspbian OS
- Install NGINX (rather than APACHE2) and PHP
- Install NTP (Network Time Protocol)
- Disable the default 100MB swap file
- Install ZRAM swap in RAM (not file!)
- Install the IP Connector as a service, so it auto-restarts after a failure or reboot.

Once the installation script runs, just follow any prompts.
Lots of information is shown, while the installation happens.
If you are running this installation on an existing Raspbian OS, then errors may happen.
No warranty or guarantee is made or implied.
Your mileage may vary!
Good luck, and enjoy!

Matt
ve3oy [at] ve3oy [dot] com
31DEC2018

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