Linux Server Documentation - Linux Armbian B860H-HG680P

This documentation is used for Linux Server: Armbian - Amlogic - Casa Os which I use for Node.js servers.

This Armbian type is used for a Set Top Box (STB) that has an Amlogic type cipset.

Install Armbian

• Prepare an SD Card with at least 8GB storage and a Card reader.
• Burn the Armbian.img file with balenaEtcher or Rufus software and navigate to the SD Card.
• Open the "boot SD card" and enter the extlinux folder and open the file named extlinux.conf with notepad. then remove the # in rk-3399 and add # in aml s9xxx.
• Next in the "boot" folder change u-boot-s905-s912 to u-boot.ext.
• then put the u-boot-hg680p file into boot and rename it to uboot.bin, you can get the uboot file in this Repository.

Important Notes:

1. The main requirement is that the Set Top Box (STB) is already unlocked (Root) and Open Wrt is installed on the system.
2. For STB b860h must use hg680p bootloader.

• Remove the SD card and insert it into the STB, then plug your network LAN port into the STB, wait for a while and look for the connected device on the router.
• Search for the STB device's IP Address on the router's configuration page or you can search for it using the Advanced IP Scanner software, usually the device will be named Arm-64.

Set up Linux

• Type the IP Address in the Putty software. Default Username: root Password : 1234 (You will set a new username and password and etc.)
• Update the Linux repository:

sudo apt update

Install Casa Os

curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io | sudo bash

CasaOS fully supports ZimaBoard, Intel NUC, and Raspberry Pi. Also, more computers and development boards and fully compatible with Ubuntu, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS, and CentOS with one-liner installation.

Hardware Compatibility

• amd64 / x86-64
• arm64
• armv7

System Compatibility

Official Support

• Debian 12 (✅ Tested, Recommended)
• Ubuntu Server 20.04 (✅ Tested)
• Raspberry Pi OS (✅ Tested)

Node JS Server Setup

• Upload the application (bot/app, etc) into the DATA/name_folder by excluding the node_modules folder when uploading your project.
• Open Casa Os terminal > change directory to your application folder (cd.. > cd DATA > cd folder_application).
• Install node_modules with the command:

npm install

PM2 Setup

• Open Casa Os terminal and install Pm2:

npm install pm2 -g

• Create a file named ecosystem.config.js in your application directory folder, and fill it in:

module.exports = {
  apps: [
    {
      name: 'your_application_name',
      script: './src/index.js', //customize index.js location
      instances: 1,
      autorestart: true,
      watch: true,
      watch_delay: 1000,
      max_memory_restart: '1G', //restart when memory usage reaches 1GB
      env: {
        NODE_ENV: 'development',
      },
      env_production: {
        NODE_ENV: 'production',
      },
    },
  ],
};

• Run the application with the command:

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js