# Pre-Session Checklist

- [ ] Boot your Raspberry Pi
- [ ] Sign into your [Raspberry Pi's GUI](https://info.zusammenkunft.net/books/how-to-set-up/page/optional-activating-vnc "(Optional) Activating VNC")
- [ ] (Optional) Check if [Syncthing](https://info.zusammenkunft.net/books/things-also-to-consider/page/storage-preventing-data-loss "Storage & Preventing Data Loss") is running
- [ ] Start Legcord & log into your [dedicated second account](https://info.zusammenkunft.net/books/how-to-set-up/page/creating-a-dedicated-discord-account "Creating a Dedicated Discord Account")
- [ ] <span style="background-color: rgb(252, 228, 225);">Check if all participants consented to have their voices recorded - [the goal is informed consent](https://info.zusammenkunft.net/books/difficulties/page/privacy-concerns "Privacy Concerns")</span>
- [ ] Enter the Session's voice channel
- [x] Make sure Legcord's voice settings are correct, and the client is getting audio in
- [ ] If there is a music bot in the voice channel, set its volume to silent
- [ ] Open a terminal or an ssh client and log into your Raspberry Pi<sup>3</sup>
- [ ] On the command line, enter `meeting-start --en`
- [ ] Open another terminal or ssh connection and enter `meeting-follow`
- [ ] (Optional) Screen-share the terminal window running `meeting-follow` with your Discord voice channel, so everybody can read the transcript. It might help people who struggle with auditory processing, even though transcription quality on budget hardware is limited.

<sup>3</sup>) You absolutely can open a terminal on the Raspberry Pi's desktop via VNC, too, but I, personally, find this inconvenient.