# OpenFlexure headless start

**URL:** <https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [17 September 2021 14:22 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664 "2021-09-17T14:22:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![dgrosen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openflexure.discourse.group/dgrosen/32/1004_2.png) [@dgrosen](https://openflexure.discourse.group/u/dgrosen)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2021 14:22 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664/1 "2021-09-17T14:22:14Z")

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Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening to this wonderful community: Is there a way to do a headless start of the openflexure software? I have a scope but will not be able to connect it directly to a monitor to start the software.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![dgrosen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openflexure.discourse.group/dgrosen/32/1004_2.png) [@dgrosen](https://openflexure.discourse.group/u/dgrosen)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2021 18:47 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664/2 "2021-09-17T18:47:35Z")

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I will answer my own question 🤪

1. install [raspAP](https://raspap.com/#quick) on you RPi to create a hot spot
2. using any smart device or computer direct your browser to [http://microscope.local:5000/api/v2/streams/mjpeg](http://microscope.local:5000/api/v2/streams/mjpeg) to view the image only or [http://microscope.local:5000](http://microscope.local:5000) to have full control
3. _The End_ 😃

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**Author:** ![JPBiomed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@JPBiomed](https://openflexure.discourse.group/u/JPBiomed)\
**Post date:** [21 September 2021 08:17 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664/3 "2021-09-21T08:17:27Z")

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This is what I call efficient forum use !  
Thanks for updating us !

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**Author:** ![utopiah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openflexure.discourse.group/utopiah/32/710_2.png) [@utopiah](https://openflexure.discourse.group/u/utopiah)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2021 09:29 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/openflexure-headless-start/664/4 "2021-10-05T09:29:41Z")

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I haven’t tried it with `2021-06-17-raspbian-openflexure-buster-armhf-full` but FWIW usually writing `/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf` cf [Raspberry Pi Documentation - Configuration](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/computers/configuration.html#setting-up-a-headless-raspberry-pi) and enabling ssh creating the empty file `/boot/ssh` could be enough. Then ssh-ing to with user `pi` and password `openflexure` could do. Maybe enabling the camera too and otherwise `raspi-config` for more.