# Pi Zero W Project: Travel Storage Device

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-zero-w-project-travel-storage-device/5545
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [27 July 2021 21:45 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-zero-w-project-travel-storage-device/5545 "2021-07-27T21:45:05Z")
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### Author: ![WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/warhawk/32/21_2.png) [@WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/WarHawk)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 03:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/pi-zero-w-project-travel-storage-device/5545/34 "2021-08-07T03:35:03Z")

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Woooo!!! Got hostapd to activate on my RPi0W, compiled in dietpi…it took ALOT of installing missing packages…but got it  
[https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd](https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd)

```nohighlight
root@DietPi:/usr/local/bin# ./hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd-minimal.conf
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED
wlan0: AP-ENABLED

```

however I lost connectivity…testing further…I have a .deb created with checkinstall  
[https://mega.nz/file/uU0gCKAB#S1WGn84jFlZTuudtb\_fdAfMRBqXYQjeMaGcQWS1-JZk](https://mega.nz/file/uU0gCKAB#S1WGn84jFlZTuudtb_fdAfMRBqXYQjeMaGcQWS1-JZk)

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