About ready to start working on my first homelab machine for self-hosting things instead of just glomming all my services on to the NAS. How feasible is it to start out on a Raspberry Pi while I get the hang of things? #selfhosting#selfhosted#homelab#raspberrypi
I needed a small Linux computer to run rtl_433 and remembered these Pi Model As, left over from some long ago client's project.
I guess it's admirable that the Pi foundation still supports 10+ year old hardware, unfortunately it's a real struggle in 256MB of RAM.The Debian Bookworm-based minimal install actively swaps to the SD card whenever it does anything at all..
OpenWRT to the rescue! Has pre-built images for the Pi SoCs[*], serial console by default, uses a fraction of the RAM and an impressive amount of software is packaged for it. ✨
Managed to get #HomeAssistant working with a #RaspberryPi pico W. The only trick was with the initial firmware load. The ESPhome menu offers direct connect an webserial, neither of which seem to be actually supported. But the download option is fine - it automagically builds a UF2 file that you just download and put in the pi yourself. After that it's all over wifi as usual.
This #OpenSource#FlipperZero alternative is looking like a great new tool to tinker with. It's using a #HackBat hat on a #RaspberryPi, it's cheaper, and the source code is available. Anyone on #Fedi make one yet?
If you just thought "But Linux already supports the #RaspberryPi5, see #RaspberryPiOS", then you just learned why differentiating between the #kernel called Linux (meant here) and operating systems called Linux (often build from forks of the former carrying modifications and enhancements) is important. #LinuxKernel
Man, I used to love the Raspberry Pi, until you couldn't get them anymore.
Now, I don't see the value in buying a #RaspberryPi starter kit with 8G RAM for $169, when a #Beelink Mini PC with an Intel 4 core processor, 16GB RAM, an M.2 AND a 2.5in. SSD drive bay is the same $169, works with the full sized HDMI cables I already have, and isn't much bigger in size.
People keep telling me Pis still have a purpose, but it's clearly not with home lab and project tinkerers.
You can automate much of your home and devices with a Raspberry Pi and open-source Home Assistant
This article is a worthy reminder that are already many things in your home which you can automate from garage door openers, to your home router, to a solar system, to lights, to speakers, and so much more.
Home Assistant has hundreds of ready to ...continues
Hackbat: This Raspberry Pi hacking tool is what the Flipper One could have been
The whole thing runs off of a Raspberry Pi RP2040 and open-source code. It has modules for NFC, SD card, and Wi-Fi communication, plus it features a miniature display so you can tell what it’s doing. If you want to make your own, the Hackster page f ...continues
I find it funny that #OrangePi is collaborating with #Manjaro to make a #gaming handheld called #OrangePiNeo and it's not #ARM but just yet another #AMD handheld like the rest of the fleet? Isn't Orange Pi a popular alternative to #RaspberryPi that sells ARM-based SBCs?
Power to them I guess but I definitely would love to see more ARM-based #Linux gaming handhelds (not #Android, we have a ton of those already) available, no matter how "not ready" ARM + Linux gaming is. Software support could always be improved and worked on later down the road once the hardware is available to target.