Raspberry Pi project ideas

Raspberry Pi's are a great start to learning IT. I started doing some fun projects with them while studying for my Network+ and Security+ certifications. It helped tremendously in understanding foundational topics in networking, cybersecurity, and how the internet works. Here is a list of some of the projects I have completed. I hope they can serve as ideas for your learning journey in the future.

Key items:

  • Raspberry Pi 4

  • Hard drive

  • Micro SD

  • SD Reader

  • USB C charger

  • Case

  • Fan/Heat sinks

Project ideas:

  • NGINX reverse proxy

  • LEMP server

  • Cloudflare DDNS cron job/script

  • NAS using OpenMediaVault

  • Wordpress using Docker

  • Run NGINX proxy manager on Docker

  • Run NGINX web server

  • Remote access from OpenVPN

  • Pi Hole ad blocker

  • Nessus vulnerability scanner

  • Kali linux in Docker

  • Local password manager using bitwarden

  • Run a website on Tor

  • Run a Tor node (Do not do an exit node...)

  • Tor secure browser using Kasm workspaces

  • NextCloud server

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