adding another DigiPi

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Shannon N5OOO

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Nov 24, 2025, 3:02:41 PMNov 24
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Hello.  I want to add another DigiPi to my environment.  I do i prevent them from having the same network name?  i know it must be changed or access by IP address but i would prefer accessing by name.  I can google how to change the name of a raspberry pi..i am assuming i could user raspi-config but i did not want to mess up any hotspot capabilities by doing that.  What would be the best way to have multiple DigiPi connected to my network where i can access both at the same time from my web browser? 

Thank you
Shannon  

Shannon N5OOO

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Nov 24, 2025, 3:31:01 PMNov 24
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I think i found where it says how to do this on the digipi.org page.

Stephan Forth

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Nov 24, 2025, 3:45:59 PMNov 24
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It's more or less easy

Open a shell
sudo remount
sudo nano /etc/hostname
sudo nano /etc/hosts
sudo reboot

All done

73, Stephan 

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Shannon N5OOO

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Nov 24, 2025, 5:43:54 PMNov 24
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Perfect.  I have renamed it successfully.  

Thanks.

Craig

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Nov 25, 2025, 10:19:30 AMNov 25
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Great work here - that's 100% correct.

In addition, press [save configuration], then start wsjtx (or js8call, or sstv, or fldigi).  this
will fix a display .Xauthority issue with the changed hostname.  you only need to do
this once after changing the hostname.

-craig
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Thomas Osbrink

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Nov 29, 2025, 10:38:56 PMNov 29
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Thanks to all for this thread!

To clarify, @Craig, are the save configuration and open wsjtx steps before the sudo reboot?  

Also, does the sudo remount command persist across boots, or is it just for the active session?  

-Thomas

Craig

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Nov 30, 2025, 11:13:49 AMNov 30
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good questions,

setup wsjtx, and to be sure, click file->exit   (especially true for fldigi)

then press [save configuration] on the digipi home page

"sudo remount" is temporary and does not persist over reboots. [save configuration]
essentially works the same way (it also does a sudo remount).

if it helps,
-craig
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