So i have a pi5 8gb sorta collecting dust, ive mess with it a little but i have a laptop and im not sure what use to give the pi 5? i wanted to explore ai stuff but ai requires a powerhouse of a device? Im also thought about nas but i feel i dont need nas right now?
What would you advise i do with my pi?
The wife and I made a retro game console. But we mostly use it for kodi
Moode audio streaming server / player
Useful? I think you’re doing this hobby wrong.
/s.
I literally had the the same pi collecting dust. I put it in an aluminum enclosure with an M2 bus, added a spare drive, and put home assistant os on it. SUPER FUN. now all those sensors and ESP32s I have can provide meaningful use to my life.
Mail it to me
Close. Mail it to me lol
Mail it to me too please
Is it too late to add myself to the queue?
Damn Brits always trying to get into a queue.
Do you have a 3D printer?
Yes i do, its not the greatest but it gets the job done.
Octoprint for your 3d printer.
Check out https://docs-os.mainsail.xyz/
If you have a 3D printer where you just take an SD card out, put it in the computer, put your STLs on, put it back in the machine, then print… You’ll like this. I have my Pi set up with MainsailOS and what it does is basically control your printer. It even integrates into my slicer so I just slice my file then hit print and it starts immediately over WiFi.
If your printer is WiFi connected already this may be less useful but Klipper is pretty powerful for tuning and stuff so it’s still a benefit.
Edit: Pi5 may not be supported by MainsailOS but you can set everything up in a more manual way. It’s not too hard. https://youtu.be/LImiFmhMAB0
Mine runs Orb and Tailscale as an exit node.
What do these things mean?
https://orb.net/ monitors your internet performance.
https://tailscale.com/ access your home internet or devices when you’re away from home. Usually only helpful if you have a NAS, but I’ve used it to stream tv shows without having to get bothered or blocked because the service can only be used in the US. I watched some NFL over youtubetv while in Germany for example.
Desktop PC
You could host your own federated instances.
Folding@Home
Distributed computing project that allows you to contribute CPU cycles to scientists searching for cures for things like Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Step one, put it in my hand.
Step two, take this $3.50 in all pennies. Those are valuable. They fon’t even make those pennies anymore, and thats 350 of them! All for you! Honestly, you’re making out on this deal.
Step three, …
as heard in the distance
…sucker!!!
Sell it for double your money back.
Website
RetroPie? A Pi can handle most of the older, amazing games.
Pi4 is better for anything with video as it has a a hardware decoder. They dropped the hardware decoder in the Pi5 and I think you need to buy an extra module to have one for them.
Oh wow, thank you. I didn’t know that!
Turn it into a music visualizer. This is a fantasy project I’ve had
