How to build Occupy.here

Occupy.here will run on any wifi router supported by OpenWrt, but the documentation is written for a specific router, the TP-Link TL-WR703N. It is light, portable, and runs off a 5V USB connection. Note that the default firmware is in Chinese only. That won’t be a problem, though, even if you aren’t proficient reading Chinese. The English-language TP-Link TL-WR3020 can also be substituted.

Hardware you will need

• A wifi router supported by OpenWrt. Recommended: TP-Link TL-WR703N (buy on Amazon)
• A USB stick, anything over 1GB should work. Recommended: Sandisk Cruzer Fit 8GB (buy on Amazon)
• A computer with an Ethernet port
• An ethernet cable
• Optional: portable 5V battery (buy on Amazon)

Prep the USB stick

Currently these instructions have only been tested in OS X 10.8, but they should also work in other platforms. If you're interested in helping improve the documentation on other platforms, please get in touch!

Overview: first we're going to figure out what the device name for the USB stick is, then we're going to partition it using fdisk. Finally, we'll

1. Plug in the USB stick