Server projects for the Raspberry Pi that are great for home or development use.
Learn how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a network attached storage (NAS) by making use of Samba. The name is most likely familiar as it's widely used for sharing printers and folders. If you're looking at sharing some folders, then be sure to check out this tutorial. Read More...
In this tutorial, we take you through the steps of setting up AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) on the Raspberry Pi. It's a decent way of setting up some network attached storage. Keep in mind that this will work best when it's mostly just Mac OS devices connecting. Read More...
Learn how to set up network attached storage using the NFS protocol. It's an excellent alternative to Samba and commonly used by network administrators. You will be able to connect to your drive using almost any device that has a network connection. Read More...
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a Plex server in just a few easy steps. It's the perfect project if you want to have your own low-cost media server. It can handle a couple of clients so ideal if you need to share media throughout your household. It's worth trying out. Read More...
In this tutorial, we take you through how to set up Teamviewer Host on the Raspberry Pi. This is a great way to connect to the Pi using the Teamviewer service. You will need a Raspberry Pi 2 or newer to be able to complete this super easy tutorial. Read More...
In this tutorial, we take a look at hardening the security on the Raspberry Pi by using a software package called Fail2Ban. It is an essential software package that can help secure your Pi if it is publically accessible via the internet. Read More...
In this tutorial, we take you through the steps of setting up Webmin on the Raspberry Pi. Webmin provides an easy to use web-based interface for system administration. You can perform admin tasks without needing to use the terminal. Read More...
In this guide, we will show you how to set up a Terraria server on a Raspberry Pi. This project is made possible thanks to two open-source pieces of software, tShock and Mono. It is a great way to have a energy efficient private server. Read More...
In this project, we will be exploring how to set up a Lighttpd Web Server on your Raspberry Pi. Lighttpd like NGINX is a fast and memory efficient alternative to Apache that is designed to have a relatively low memory footprint and a small CPU load, both of which are perfect qualities for the Raspberry […] Read More...
This Raspberry Pi SSL certificate project will walk you through the steps to installing and setting up the Let’s Encrypt Certbot client on the Pi. This Certbot client allows the user to grab an SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt by either utilizing your web server or running a temporary server. Let’s Encrypt is the best […] Read More...
In this project, we will be showing you how to set up your very own Raspberry Pi eBook server by utilizing the COPS (Calibre OPDS (and HTML) PHP Server) software. This software acts as a web interface on your Raspberry Pi where you can access all your eBooks either through its web interface or by […] Read More...
In this project, we will be showing you how to set up a Raspberry Pi IRC Server. An IRC server is perfect for the Raspberry Pi as compared to most other servers, as it is not hugely performance draining on the Raspberry Pi’s limited resources. IRC for those who don’t know stands for Internet Relay […] Read More...
In this project, we will be showing you how to set up a Raspberry Pi Caddy web server. While Caddy is not nearly as performance friendly as NGINX on the Raspberry Pi, it is packed with user-friendly features and is designed to utilize modern web technologies right out of the box. Caddy utilizes modern web […] Read More...
In this project, we will show you how to set up an NGINX web server on the Raspberry Pi. Nginx is an excellent choice for the Raspberry Pi as it is lightweight and will likely run much better than Apache. Read More...
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to set up your very own Raspberry Pi Minecraft Bedrock server. This project is a cheap way to provide an always-on, Bedrock capable server that can be played locally or via the internet. Read More...
For this project, we will be showing you how to set up and configure a Raspberry Pi NextCloud Server. This server can act as your own personal "cloud" storage system. It is perfect if you want to keep full control over your data. Read More...
This Raspberry Pi email server tutorial will take you through the steps on how to set up your very own email server that is both low cost and relatively versatile. One of the many reasons to set up a personal server on the Pi is its low cost. The initial cost is low, and the […] Read More...
In this project, you will be learning how to set your Raspberry Pi up as a VPN server. Self-hosting your VPN allows you to remain in control of your own private network. A private VPN can be useful for accessing your home's local network. Read More...
In this Raspberry Pi Gitlab tutorial, I will be going through the steps to set up a piece of software called GITLab. This software 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 GIT hosting service […] Read More...
In this tutorial, I will be going through the steps on how to set up 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 process. Setting up a print […] Read More...