79+ Awesome Raspberry Pi Projects
Looking for some great Raspberry Pi projects to do? Then you have found the right place. On this page, you will find plenty of tutorials ranging from simple beginner projects right through to the more advanced projects that require a fair bit more work.
All these projects are a great way to learn more about both the fundamentals of the Raspberry Pi and also how a Linux operating system works. By doing some of these projects, you will even start to learn bash, PHP, Python and lots more programming & scripting languages.
You will learn how to install and use some great tools, entertainment software, and much more. A few examples of what you could do include things such as a retro game emulator, network attached storage, cloud server and so much more.
How to Update Raspbian: All you need to know!
In this guide we will be showing you how to update Raspbian to newer versions of the operating system without having to start off with a new totally clean image. For the most part upgrading is a fairly simple process but be prepared to deal with some broken packages....
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Raspberry Pi Alexa: Build your own Amazon Echo
This guide will show you how to build and setup your very own fully functional Raspberry Pi Alexa device that will respond to your voice commands just like Amazon Echo. This tutorial will basically show you how to utilize Alexa on your Raspberry Pi to build your own...
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Build your own Raspberry Pi Twitch Bot
In this Raspberry Pi Twitch bot tutorial, we will be showing you how to program your own Twitch Moderator Bot in python that will run on your Raspberry Pi. The bot we will be showing you how to write is rather simple in nature but can be adapted to being quite a...
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Raspberry Pi Minecraft PE Server: Your Personal Pocket Edition Server
In this tutorial we will be showing you how to setup your very own Raspberry Pi Minecraft PE server. This is a cheap way of providing you with an always on, Pocket Edition capable server. This stops you from having to leave your phone or computer online if you want...
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How to Setup a Raspberry Pi Nextcloud Server
For this project, we will be showing you how to setup and configure a Raspberry Pi NextCloud Server, this can act as your own personal "cloud" storage system. As time goes on the protection of your own privacy with 3rd party companies becomes harder and harder. This...
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The Ultimate Books of Pi
The Ultimate Books of Pi are jam-packed full of Raspberry Pi projects with over 500+ pages to explore. We're continually working on it with plenty more projects to be added...
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How to setup a Raspberry Pi TOR Access Point
In this tutorial we will be going through the steps on how to setup a basic Raspberry Pi TOR Access Point. Before you get started with this tutorial you must of already completed our wireless access point tutorial as this tutorial is an extension of that. In this...
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Raspberry Pi Email Notifier using the Sense HAT
In this tutorial, we will be setting up a Raspberry Pi email notifier that makes use of the Sense Hat, it will make use of the LED Matrix to display a visual notification of the status of your email. This is a good project to use alongside the sense HAT weather...
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Easy Raspberry Pi WiFi Bridge
A Raspberry Pi WiFi bridge is one of the best ways of providing internet access to a device that only supports an Ethernet connection. In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup a WiFi bridge, and how to setup dnsmasq correctly to allow any device to connect...
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Raspberry Pi Weather Station using the Sense HAT
In this tutorial we will be showing you how to setup a basic Raspberry Pi weather station by utilising the Sense HAT. This is the perfect little hobby project for anyone wishing to start monitoring the weather conditions in a certain room, outside or anywhere you...
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Raspberry Pi VPN Access Point: Setup a Basic VPN Router
In this Raspberry Pi VPN access point tutorial, we will be exploring how to setup a VPN for use with a WiFi Access point. This tutorial is pretty straight forward and once setup you can leave it alone with only needing do maintenance if something goes wrong. This...
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Raspberry Pi Wireless Access Point
A Raspberry Pi wireless access point is a great way to extend the length of your Wi-Fi coverage, and provide an additional access into your network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup a wireless access point, and how to configure the multiple packages...
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Raspberry Pi Email Server using Citadel
This Raspberry Pi email server tutorial will take you through the steps on how to setup your very own email server that is both low cost and relatively versatile. One of the many reasons to setup a personal server on the Pi is its low cost. The initial cost is low and...
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Raspberry Pi VPN Server: Build Your Own Virtual Private Network
In this tutorial, I will be going through the steps on how to setup a Raspberry Pi VPN server using the OpenVPN software. I will also go into setting up various things you must do to ensure that your connection is as secure as possible by setting up encryption keys....
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Raspberry Pi GITLab Server: Version Control on your Pi
In this Raspberry Pi Gitlab tutorial, I will be going through the steps to setting up a piece of software called GITLab, this is basically a more fully featured version of our GIT tutorial, but is also a lot more demanding on the Raspberry Pi. If you have ever used a...
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Raspberry Pi Print Server: Setup a Network Printer
In this tutorial, I will be going through the steps on how to setup a Raspberry Pi Print Server. The process of getting the software installed is pretty simple, but configuring it and getting a Windows network to find the print server is a bit more of an involved...
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If you’re looking for more beginner Raspberry Pi projects then be sure to check out the page on it. The projects are pretty easy to complete requiring minimal coding and terminal interaction. The intermediate and advanced tutorials, however, will need a fair bit of programming, Linux commands and also possibly the use of GPIO pins.
If you’re just getting started with the Raspberry Pi, then we have plenty of information to help get you started. The Raspberry Pi getting started page will take you through all the basics that you will need to know about starting out with the Pi.
Also be sure to check out the guides page as this has an ever growing range of tutorials on how to do specific things with the Pi. This guides page includes tutorials on port forwarding, getting started with GPIO pins and so much more.
If you’re looking at pimping your Pi out or just looking at buying a Pi, then be sure to check out the Raspberry Pi accessories page. These accessories are a great way to both increased functionality and make your Pi look awesome.
I also take a look at Pi kits such as the kano kit. This package is excellent if you’re interested in getting kids into coding. It will take them through the steps of putting together the Pi and also how to code in Linux. It also has plenty of interactive games that you can play through.
I hope you enjoy all the Raspberry Pi projects on this page, be sure to check back in the future as I have many more projects on the way.
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