📰 8 self-hosted services a total beginner can set up in a single weekend

Self-hosting is a hot trend of 2026, albeit with a reputation problem. Mention it to a friend, and they picture a rack of servers humming in a basement. Sounds cliché, but it’s true to an extent. Eventually, most folks end up there, but that isn’t necessary to get started. All you need is a computer, which could be a laptop, old desktop, a mini PC, or a single-board computer like a Raspberry Pi. Even without much Linux experience, a spare...

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https://www.xda-developers.com/self-hosted-services-a-total-beginner-can-set-up-in-a-single-weekend/

📰 Wayfire Wayland Compositor Closing In On v1.0 Release

The Wayfire modular and extensible Wayland compositor formally used by default on Raspberry Pi SBCs is nearing its v1.0 release. Wayfire 0.11 was released on Sunday for this Compiz-inspired, wlroots-powered compositor with that being their hopeful last planned version before Wayfire 1.0 releases...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayfire-0.11-Released

📰 Pironman 5 Pro Max Review: SunFounder's Most Capable Pi 5 Case Doubles as an AI Desktop

SunFounder's flagship Pironman case now ships with a 4.3" touchscreen, a camera mount, and room for an AI accelerator, built for Raspberry Pi 5 owners who want to experiment with local AI, not just add cooling and storage.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17388096/pironman-5-pro-max-review

📰 Gemma 4 E2B proves Raspberry Pi-sized LLMs don't have to be terrible anymore

It's a decently powerful LLM for something that can fit in a mere Raspberry Pi.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/gemma-4-e2b-proves-raspberry-pi-llms-dont-have-to-be-terrible/

📰 My Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is too weak to be a real server, but it's the perfect subscription killer

A seemingly inadequate Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W helped me save hundreds of dollars on constant subscription fees.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-is-a-perfect-subscription-killer/

📰 My phone can't replace a Raspberry Pi for this home server project

Even though it can run plenty of self-hosted services.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/my-phone-cant-replace-a-raspberry-pi-for-this-home-server-project/

📰 4 Raspberry Pi projects that are actually useful (and not just a novelty)

Discover innovative Raspberry Pi projects that go beyond novelty and offer practical solutions for specific needs.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/4-raspberry-pi-projects-that-are-actually-useful-and-not-just-a-novelty/

📰 Your old router gathering dust could be the network upgrade your smart home needs

My home network handles every device in my home without complaint. Computers work without issues, 4K streaming happens without hiccups, and video calls rarely drop. When I decided to build a home lab and smart home, I started small with a Raspberry Pi. Smart devices and self-hosted services soon crowded the same network as my computers, phones, and other devices. For every new Docker container or sensor I added, I had no way to isolate it. I...

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https://www.xda-developers.com/old-router-could-be-network-upgrade-your-smart-home-needs/

📰 The Raspberry Shake is a DIY kit that lets you record and share seismic activity in your area

Raspberry Pis are fantastic for hobbyist use, but it's really easy to forget that these are powerful SBCs that see scientific use. If you live in an earthquake-prone location and you want to log seismic activity both for scientific purposes and for your own interest, the Raspberry Shake is a full kit that keeps a digital ear to the ground and records any quakes that occur.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/the-raspberry-shake-is-a-diy-kit-that-lets-you-record-and-share-seismic-activity-in-your-area/

📰 I ran a Pi-hole for a week and was genuinely disturbed by how much my TV phones home

I was getting tired of the ads and promotional content plastered across my smart TV’s interface. I’d already set up a Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi 4 to block the trackers that feed those ad profiles. So plugging my LG C2 into the network and pointing it at the Pi-hole for DNS felt like the obvious next step.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/ran-pi-hole-for-week-and-was-disturbed-by-how-much-my-tv-phones-home/

📰 Run Hermes on Raspberry Pi, Control It from Your Laptop

The idea is to use Raspberry Pi as an always-on Hermes backend while using it from the computer(s).

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17414747/hermes-desktop-remote-gateway

📰 Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 Adds Support for Multi-Frame Compressed Images

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for newer multi-frame compressed images, more reliable writes to SD cards, and other changes.

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📰 Someone made a Raspberry Pi D&D DM cyberdeck that tracks campaigns, rolls dice, and generates NPCs

There's nothing like being put on the spot as a D&D dungeon master when your players ask to talk to someone you haven't made notes for. And you know you can't just make up a random name and backstory, because your players will somehow make that one NPC a bigger part of the story than your planned villain.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-made-a-raspberry-pi-dd-gm-cyberdeck-that-tracks-campaigns-rolls-dice-and-generates-npcs/

📰 Raspberry Pi gets jiggy with batch CM5 provisioning

Clamp, flash, repeat – no separate IO board or host computer required.

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https://www.theregister.com/edge-and-iot/2026/08/19/raspberry-pi-gets-jiggy-with-batch-cm5-provisioning/5289499

📰 I ditched three subscription services with a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, and my setup is bulletproof

A tiny DietPi and Docker base turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W into a privacy-first hub for passwords and PDFs.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/my-pi-zero-2w-runs-the-three-services-i-actually-use/

📰 An old phone beats a Raspberry Pi for everything except the one thing that matters

Server or microcontroller — pick before you build.

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https://xda-developers.com/old-phone-beats-raspberry-pi-everything-except-one-thing-that-matters

📰 My Raspberry Pi 5 paid for itself in less than a year thanks to Docker containers, but that's almost impossible now

Having spent a lot of time with the Raspberry Pi 4 and Zero, I was beyond ecstatic when the fifth iteration of this uber-popular single-board computer hit the shelves. After all, this tiny gizmo packs a better CPU (and GPU) than its predecessor, making it better than the RPi 4 for projects where I need more computational prowess. On top of that, it has an onboard power connector and a PCIe 2.0 slot that I’d wanted on this SBC family for years.

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https://xda-developers.com/my-raspberry-pi-5-paid-for-itself-in-less-than-a-year-thanks-to-docker-containers

📰 How to Change Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi Details From the SD Card

No need to connect the Raspberry Pi to a display and keyboard. Take out the SD card and modify the WiFi credentials directly.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17437078/change-raspberry-pi-wi-fi-from-sd-card

📰 I ditched my Raspberry Pi for an old Android phone, and my self-hosted services finally stopped throttling

When I think of cheap, tiny, and portable hardware for small homelab services, the Raspberry Pi is the first thing that comes to my mind. And if I visit a homelab thread on a tech forum, Pi comes up as a settled recommendation, not something to question again.

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https://xda-developers.com/ditched-raspberry-pi-for-old-android-phone-self-hosted-services-finally-stopped-throttling

📰 I ditched expensive servers for a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to host these 4 tools

Four lightweight services deliver password management, file tools, PDF edits and DNS filtering minus paid subscriptions.

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https://xda-developers.com/4-things-i-run-on-a-pi-zero-that-people-insist-need-a-full-server

📰 ReactOS Dev Gets FEX Running For x86_64 Games On This "Open-Source Windows" OS Under ARM

A ReactOS developer for this open-source operating system project striving for binary compatibility with Windows drivers and applications has achieved an intriguing software stack. With the experimental ReactOS ARM64 build for running on 64-bit ARM hardware like Raspberry Pi SBCs, he's paired that "open-source Windows" OS with the open-source FEX emulator for in turn being able to run Windows x64 games/apps on ReactOS atop native ARM hardware...

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https://phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-FEX-ARM64-Stacking