Abhishek Kumar Mishra writes that he created a background bash script to automate service monitoring and self-healing on his Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. The script is scheduled via systemd to check the status of Docker, Pi-Hole, Unbound, and Tailscale at regular intervals, restarting failed services without requiring manual SSH intervention. It acts as an additional protection layer beyond Docker's built-in restart policies and only triggers a system reboot when multiple checks fail.
- The script was generated using ChatGPT and selected over a Gemini output because it included appropriate delays between checks.
- Lightweight approach is preferred on the Zero 2 W because heavier tools like Uptime Kuma or Grafana consume too many resources.
- The script saves logs to a file, providing a baseline for further troubleshooting when manual intervention is still required.
- The script was generated using ChatGPT and selected over a Gemini output because it included appropriate delays between checks.
- Lightweight approach is preferred on the Zero 2 W because heavier tools like Uptime Kuma or Grafana consume too many resources.
- The script saves logs to a file, providing a baseline for further troubleshooting when manual intervention is still required.
Secluso is an open-source DIY home security camera system built around the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It focuses on privacy by using true end-to-end encryption (E2EE) via Messaging Layer Security (MLS), ensuring that even untrusted relays cannot decrypt video feeds. The system features on-device AI for detecting humans, pets, and vehicles. To enhance security, the core software is written in Rust to prevent memory-related bugs and includes post-quantum encryption to protect data against future threats.
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2W based hardware architecture
- End-to-end encryption using MLS (RFC 9420)
- On-device AI for human, pet, and vehicle detection
- Memory-safe software core written in Rust
- Post-quantum encryption support
- Minimal Yocto-based Secluso OS
- Support for self-hosted relays or official beta services
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2W based hardware architecture
- End-to-end encryption using MLS (RFC 9420)
- On-device AI for human, pet, and vehicle detection
- Memory-safe software core written in Rust
- Post-quantum encryption support
- Minimal Yocto-based Secluso OS
- Support for self-hosted relays or official beta services
>"Orange Pi is an open source single-board card computer, a new generation of arm64 development board, which can run operating systems such as Android TV 12, Ubuntu and Debian. The Orange Pi Zero 2w development board uses the Allwinner H618 system-on-chip, and can optionally have 1GB or 1.5GB or 2GB or 4GB LPDDR4 memory."
PiShrink is a bash script designed to automatically shrink Raspberry Pi images, making them easier to store and faster to flash onto SD cards. Once the shrunk image is booted, it will automatically resize itself to match the maximum capacity of the target SD card. The tool also supports compression using gzip and xz, with an option for parallel compression across multiple CPU cores to improve speed.
Key points:
- Automatic shrinking of Raspberry Pi images
- Boot-time filesystem expansion to full SD card size
- Support for parallel multi-core compression
- Compatibility with Linux, Windows (via WSL 2), and macOS (via Docker)
Key points:
- Automatic shrinking of Raspberry Pi images
- Boot-time filesystem expansion to full SD card size
- Support for parallel multi-core compression
- Compatibility with Linux, Windows (via WSL 2), and macOS (via Docker)
This article details a project where the author successfully implemented OpenClaw, an AI agent, on a Raspberry Pi. OpenClaw allows the Raspberry Pi to perform real-world tasks, going beyond simple responses to actively controlling applications and automating processes. The author demonstrates OpenClaw's capabilities, such as ordering items from Blinkit, creating and saving files, listing audio files, and generally functioning as a portable AI assistant. The project utilizes a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 and involves installing and configuring OpenClaw, including setting up API integrations and adjusting system settings for optimal performance.
The team behind Armbian has released a new image flashing application as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi Imager, offering direct download of Armbian images and support for over 300 boards.
This article details how to set up Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi to block ads network-wide, improving browsing and streaming experiences on all devices.
Raspberry Pi is transitioning from its firstrun.sh script to cloud-init for more robust and cross-platform OS customization on first boot, offering greater flexibility in configuration.
Cloud-init is a cross-platform, distribution-agnostic tool used to automatically configure systems on first boot. Raspberry Pi is transitioning from its older `firstrun.sh` script to cloud-init for customizing Raspberry Pi OS.
Instead of modifying a single script, cloud-init uses three YAML configuration files (meta-data, network-config, and user-data) placed on the boot partition. These files allow users to configure things like:
* Users and home folders
* Network settings (Wi-Fi and wired)
* SSH access
* Raspberry Pi-specific features (I2C, SPI, UART buses, USB Gadget mode)
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 now generates these configuration files by default, making customization easier. Cloud-init offers a more flexible and modern workflow for provisioning Raspberry Pi images.
Cloud-init is a cross-platform, distribution-agnostic tool used to automatically configure systems on first boot. Raspberry Pi is transitioning from its older `firstrun.sh` script to cloud-init for customizing Raspberry Pi OS.
Instead of modifying a single script, cloud-init uses three YAML configuration files (meta-data, network-config, and user-data) placed on the boot partition. These files allow users to configure things like:
* Users and home folders
* Network settings (Wi-Fi and wired)
* SSH access
* Raspberry Pi-specific features (I2C, SPI, UART buses, USB Gadget mode)
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 now generates these configuration files by default, making customization easier. Cloud-init offers a more flexible and modern workflow for provisioning Raspberry Pi images.
37年前のポケコン(SHARP PC-G801)を改造し、Linuxが動作するポケットコンピューターを作成した記事。RPN電卓としても使用可能で、WiFi接続やソフトウェアの追加も容易。
A new patch enables Nvidia GPU support on Raspberry Pi 5 and Rockchip devices, allowing for GPU-accelerated compute tasks. The article details the setup process, performance testing with llama.cpp, and current limitations with display output.
