Extended Box Supplies

An extended Butter Box pairs the Raspberry Pi with a standalone Wi-Fi router, giving stronger signal and more simultaneous connections. For this option, you’ll want a Raspberry Pi model that has an ethernet port, this means a Raspberry Pi 4 or a Raspberry Pi 5.

With the router, the network can reach 10-30 m, like a city block or a park, and can comfortably support 10–20 connected devices at the same time per router (but you can add more routers to it).

This setup is ideal for medium group of people in a medium room, like classrooms, events, or community spaces like a church.

Supplies

• Raspberry Pi 4

• Power Cord that accompanies the Raspberry Pi 4 or an alternative power supply

• Router (Opal (GL-SFT1200) Wireless Travel Router or equivilent)

• Micro SD Card: Images with the Butter software are usually under 16 GB (we suggest 256 GB). Media that people upload to the chat ends up on the card; it never gets cleared.

• USB Drive (min 32 GB)

• Adapters (as needed)

Once you have your supplies, continue in the Install Butter section.

Install Butter

For instructions, go to the Extend Your Box section.