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What should I run on a raspberry pi 5
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*arr group apps
Some services I have liked in the past are:
- Syncthing if you have some storage space
- A backup server
- Websites and Demos
- i2pd and your own i2p website/blog
- Monero mainnet and Haveno
- Crypto Mining to support the network not to make money (Limited to a small portion of your resources)
- Game Servers
- VNC on some virtual machines for a networked device
- A remote containerized development environment
But there are all kinds of things you can do with some continuous computation and networking!
PiHole
Nextcloud maybe?
I'm running https://www.home-assistant.io/ on mine.
VPN server, so that you can securely access your LAN services without forwarding ports. Also add Unbound and Pi-hole for DNS filtering.
Agreed. Set up tailscale (or wireguard + DDNS) and a pi.hole for ad blocking on your phone and laptop whenever you're away from home.
That'll let you shake out the issues with running a home server. Once it feels stable and you have a feel for running things reliably, you can try out a home music/media server with Jellyfin, an RSS reader like freshRSS, run your own private file server with NextCloud, sync private notes with Syncthing and Obsidian, watch TV shows and movies on Kodi, and so much more.
But don't get carried away with a million services at first. Just getting a home server up and running takes some trial and error and luck!
Add a GSM module And next time you see an open Ethernet port anywhere just stick in there and leave....\s
Tor relay or Snowflake bridge
Magic Mirror
I have the same question except it's a Pi B+ from 2014. It doesn't seem powerful enough for most Pi recommendations I see online.
I've been running Pi-Hole on a B since 2018. It has always worked perfectly and is still kicking.
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2025
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