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A curated list of awesome Raspberry Pi tools, projects, images and resources

Awesome Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a series of credit card-sized single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and developing countries. Official Link: Raspberry Pi Homepage

This list is a collection of tools, projects, images and resources conforming to the Awesome Manifesto

Contributions very welcome but first see Contributing

Contents

• OS Images
• Tools
• Projects
• Resources

OS Images

• Raspbian - The official supported Raspberry Pi OS, based on Debian and available as a lite version.
• NOOBS - New Out Of the Box Software, an easy OS installer for beginners.
• Ubuntu MATE - Ubuntu distribution for the Raspberry Pi based on MATE desktop.
• Snappy Ubuntu Core - Official (minimal) Ubuntu distribution for IoT.
• Windows 10 IoT Core - Windows 10 distribution for IoT.
• OSMC - Open Source Media Centre, based on Kodi.
• PiNet - System to manage Raspberry Pi classrooms.
• Risc OS - Non-Linux OS originated from the group that developed the ARM microprocessor.
• RuneAudio - Free and open source OS that turns embedded hardware into Hi-Fi music players.
• OpenELEC - Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, a very lightweight Kodi build.
• HypriotOS - Minimal Debian-based operating system, optimized to run Docker.
• Kali Linux - Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking Linux distro for ARM devices.
• RetroPie - Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi.
• Alpine Linux - Security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
• Arch Linux ARM - Lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.
• Volumio - Headless audiophile music player, designed to play music with the highest possible fidelity.
• Recalbox - Lighter weight retro-gaming and media center on the Raspberry Pi.
• Lakka - Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi built entirely on RetroArch.
• RasPlex - Plex client for the Raspberry Pi.
• chilipie-kiosk - Image which boots directly into full-screen Chrome, perfect for dashboards and build monitors.
• DietPi - Mimimal image designed to fit on a 2GB SD card, with tons of configurable settings and scripts.
• CentOS - CentOS on the Raspberry Pi.
• Minibian - Minimal Raspbian (lighter than Jessie Lite).
• BerryBoot - Bootloader/universal OS installer, with support to VNC and HDMI-CEC.
• PirateBox - Anonymous offline mobile file-sharing and communications system.
• OctoPi - Distribution for 3d printers.
• Kano OS - Open-source OS for exploration, creation, and play – free for Raspberry Pi and the new Pi 3.

Tools

• PiBakery - The blocks based, easy to use setup tool for Raspberry Pi.
• ApplePi Bakery - macOS application to easily install/backup/restore images onto an SD card.
• Etcher - SD card burner app that is simple for end users, extensible for developers, and works on any platform.
• PiShrink - Bash script that automatically shrinks a pi image that will then resize to the max size of the SD card on boot.
• OpenVPN-Setup - Shell script to set up Raspberry Pi as an OpenVPN server.
• pi-gen - Tool used to create the raspberrypi.org Raspbian images. This can be used to create your own custom images with specific packages installed, etc.
• PiVPN - Simple, Flexible, and Managable single line install of OpenVPN Server for your Raspberry Pi.
• Network Presence Detector - Setup a Pi Zero to scan for devices on a WiFi network and use that to determine who is "home".

Projects

• Mini OONTZ - 3D printed mini MIDI controller.
• Power Sniffing Strip - Enclosure in a power strip, sniffing network data.
• Raspberry Pi Erlang Cluster - Erlang cluster on a Raspberry Pi 2.
• NTP driven Nixie Clock - Nixie Tube Clock powered by a Raspberry Pi.
• 40-node Raspberry Pi Cluster - Cluster aimed to be under the size of full tower desktop.
• Raspberry PI Hadoop Cluster - Big Data cluster running on the Raspberry Pi.
• Multi-Datacenter Cassandra on 32 Raspberry Pi’s - Showcase for the always on, fault tolerant nature of Cassandra using a Raspberry Pi cluster board.
• Building a Ceph Cluster on Raspberry Pi - Highly redundant and low power usage RADOS home storage solution.
• Smart Mirror - Voice controlled smart mirror with IoT integration.
• Magic Mirror - The original open source modular smart mirror platform.
• Door bot - Door bot that senses when a door is opened and sends you chat messages.
• Chromebook Charger Kiosk - Timed charging station for students using Chromebooks at school.
• Jasper - Flexible open source personal assistant.
• Lightberry - Led lighting solution dedicated for raspberry pi and your TV.
• SecPi - Raspberry Pi based home alarm system.
• PiClock - Fancy Clock built around a monitor and a Raspberry Pi.
• Garage Door Opener - Garage door opener using the Garage Opener app to control garage door.
• Movel - Raspberry Pi car computer.
• PiFanTuner - CPU-fan-tuner daemon, just enables your fan as necessary.
• SkyJack - Take over and allow full control over any Parrot AR Drone within wireless distance.
• Nerves Project - Craft and deploy bulletproof embedded software in Elixir.
• Wordpress using Docker - Run a Wordpress site in containers with dynamic DNS.
• Pi-hole - Black hole for internet ads.
• Planning lunch with a Slackbot on resin.io - Node.js Slackbot (lunchbot), hosted on Resin.

Resources

Articles

• Raspberry Pi and why do I need one? - Intro into the Raspberry Pi and what can be done with it.
• 10 Ways To Power - Information about different & correct ways to power the pi.

Tutorials

• Bridging Wifi to the Raspberry Pi over Ethernet - Set up tethered networking between macOS & Raspberry Pi.
• Raspberry Pi login with SSH keys - Password-less login for ssh sessions on the Raspberry Pi.
• How to setup a secure VPN server on Raspberry Pi or DigitalOcean - Simple, secure and detailed guide to setup VPN on your Raspberry Pi.
• Controlling Spotify with Slack and a Raspberry Pi - Node.js project to control Spotify & Slack with libspotify.
• Moonlight - Nvidia GameStream implementation to stream your full collection of Steam games from desktop to the Raspberry Pi.
• Raspberry Pi Zero: Programming over USB - Guide to boot and access a Raspberry Pi Zero over a USB cable without need of an ethernet/wifi connection, keyboard or screen.
• Use a Raspberry Pi with multiple WiFi networks - Tutorial on using a Raspberry Pi with multiple networks.
• Raspberry Pi Media Server Guides - Media Server and NAS tutorials from HTPC Guides.
• Turn the Raspberry Pi Zero into a mini dongle computer - Setup a pi0 to be able to ssh & vnc over USB.
• How To Make a Raspberry Pi Turn on a Lamp with iBeacon™ Technology - Good beginners-guide to working with Beacon technology.
• Build a $35 Time Capsule - Time Machine Backup Server.

Community

• Official Forum
• @Raspberry_Pi on Twitter
• #raspberrypi on Freenode
• StackExchange
• Reddit
• Reddit Projects
• eLinux Hub

Contributing

Contribution guidelines can be found here

License