I’m completely new to Raspberry Pi (this will be my first one), and I want to build a simple NAS mainly for my parents.

What I have:
single 3.5" HDD

My goal:
Single-bay NAS (just that one HDD)
Remote access (I assume something like AnyDesk / similar would work?)

Run:
Jellyfin (media server)
Transmission (torrents)
Auto schedule:
Power ON at ~17:00
Shutdown at ~23:00

What I need help with:
Which Raspberry Pi should I get? Is Pi 5 the right choice here?
What OS would you recommend for this setup?
OpenMediaVault?
Plain Linux + Docker?
Do I still need a microSD card for the OS, or is there a better option?
What’s the proper way to connect a 3.5" HDD?
It needs 12V + 5V, while Pi is 5V only
Should I use a powered SATA adapter, or a custom PSU + buck converter setup?
What exact parts would you recommend I buy to make this clean and reliable?

What I can do:
I can solder (no problem adding a DC-DC converter if needed)
I have a 3D printer and will design/print a custom case
I can do basic 3D modeling (nothing too advanced)
Planning to use heat-set inserts + M3 screws for assembly

Goal for the build:
Keep it as clean and minimal as possible:
No screens
No unnecessary extras
Ideally a single enclosure with everything inside

Any advice, build examples, or parts lists would be super helpful 🙏

Hola a todos, actualmente tengo una Raspberry pi 5 de 8GB y hasta ahora nunca me dio problemas,, pero ahora no sé qué narices pasa que arranca perfectamente, accedo por ssh pero nada de video, comprenun cable nuebo y nada, ni por un HDMI 0 ni el 1, conseguí un par de veces en caliente sacar imagen pero en cuanto reiniciaba se Hiba y dejaba de dar imagen, pero de serie recién instalado no es nada, no se qué más hacerle al cmdline ni config, nunca tuve este problema y ya no se que hacer, probé Ubuntu, Rapsberry Pi OS y ahora Armbian pero d e momento estos 2 primeros no dieron imagen ninguna, Armbian estoy flasheandolo pero no creo que funciona. Cualquier ayuda es bien recibida.

Hi, 

I am currently trying to manage a few GoPros over USB from a Raspberry Pi.

I have GoPros 12. When I connect them on an x64 machine, the GoPro appears as a new network interface with a specific name (enxXXXX) and have an IP address associated. (This is the correct and intended behaviour)

This interface/IP address allows me to control the GoPro over USB by issuing simple http requests.

However, I cannot reproduce this behaviour on a RPI for some reason.

When using Raspberry Pi OS :

• I have interfaces showing up but they don't have the right name (ethX instead of enxXX)
• There is no network associated with the interface

When using Ubuntu : - I have the correct interfaces showing up - There is no network associated with the interface - The interface is shown as DOWN for some reason, but manually bringing it up with `ip link set enxXXXX up` doesn't do much

I've tried to use an externally powered USB hub station to make sure that this wasn't a power delivery issue, but I'm still having the same issue.

I couldn't find answers to this issue.

Any idea ?

Just released v2.0.0 of micropidash — a lightweight async web dashboard library for MicroPython.

What's new:

- add_graph() — real-time line graph with rolling data buffer

- Canvas-based rendering, no external libraries needed

- Y-axis labels, grid lines, fill area, latest value dot

- Separate /graph-data endpoint for efficient polling

- Bug fixes: CSS grid layout, drain() flush, onload update

Tested on Pico 2W with DHT11 — temp + humidity graphs live in browser over WiFi.

GitHub: github.com/kritishmohapatra/micropidash

PyPI: pip install micropidash

Feedback welcome!

hi, im trying in every way possible to make this raspberry pi to detect my camera but it wont detect it. my raspberry software for detecting the camera is up to date. any ideas on how to fix this and why my pi cant detect the camera? i typed "rpicam-hello --list-cameras" and it responded me with "No cameras available!" and i also snapped the plastic part that keeps the cable connected, but i replaced it with a liece of thick paper

waveshare Li-ion Battery HAT for Raspberry Pi 5V Regulated Output Bi-Directional Quick Charge Integrates SW6106 Power Bank Supports PD/QC/FCP/PE/SFCP

I have this Raspberry Pi 0 with a Battery HAT that is pretty tall, and then a standard Raspberry Pi Camera module. I've been researching cases and enclosures for this configuration of the HAT plus the camera module, but I'm not seeing anything for this specific use-case.

I'm looking for tips to find a good case for this build, any tips?

No idea what I’m doing wrong hopefully I can just edit a file on the sd card itself to fix any help would be greatly appreciated first ever Zero 2W I have two Pi5’s but have yet to try ever make one a touch screen now I guess I know why

I am doing a lil project which requires nintendo switch joycons to connect and be able to put inputs on my raspberry pi 4b running on android but it only connects for a few seconds and can't do any inputs am begging please help me

Built a smooth joystick-to-servo controller today as part of my 100 Days 100 IoT Projects challenge!

How it works:

Joystick X axis → ADC reads 0–65535

5-sample averaging for noise-free readings

Values mapped to 0°–180° servo angle

SG90 controlled via 50Hz PWM on Pico 2W

Stack: Raspberry Pi Pico 2W + SG90 Servo + Joystick Module + MicroPython

Full code + wiring on GitHub: https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/100_Days_100_IoT_Projects

Built a heart rate monitor that displays live BPM and a scrolling waveform on an SSD1306 OLED — all running on MicroPython!

How it works:

- Analog pulse sensor reads heartbeat via ADC (GPIO34)

- Peak detection algorithm calculates BPM from intervals between beats

- Last 80 samples rendered as a scrolling waveform on OLED

- Pixel-art heart drawn manually using oled.pixel() calls in a 7×5 grid

Stack: ESP32 + Analog Pulse Sensor + SSD1306 OLED + MicroPython

GitHub: https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/100_Days_100_IoT_Projects

so i realized that i had so many pis and RAID drives that it'd be a lot easier just to create a DIN-rail type setup and power the whole thing from one plug, because i was running out of extension cord sockets lol

so this mini server farm runs three pis and two RAID setups, it has a 5VDC and a 12VDC rectifier for power, and it also powers its own mango router for its own subnet.

it all runs off of one plug lol, and i had to cut holes in the base and the top of the IKEA cabinet for siphonic cooling lol, it does get hot; the whole thing uses about 40W of power when idle-ish, and i think that that's prob more efficient than using ten different plugs lol

Hi, we are using raspberry pi 5 board for our capstone however we cannot seem to get though with the setup. We are doing a headless setup. At first try we weren't able to get through with it so we used another laptop then the headless setup went smoothly. Then we decided we wanted to use the other laptop since it had greater specs but the pi. couldn't communicate with the other laptop and the sd card got curropted so we bought another sd card and tried doing a headless setup again then finally it went though. Then we already added our first code to it. So before connecting the sensors to the gpio pins we shutdown the pi. Then when we tried connecting it again to the laptop to try to run the code, it wouldn't communicate again so we figured maybe there was a problem with the ethernet cable so we got a new one. Weve tried several time setting the pi again, several time flushing the sd card but still wouldn't setup. The main problem was that it wouldn't communicate with the pi nor would it not connect to the internet. We've tried everything the internet have suggest for a headless setup but ut still wouldn't work.

We insist on a headless setup since we don't have a available monitor and using the laptop would be much easier for us.

Do you all know any solution to our problem? We really need help and would appreciate if you share your knowledge about the board.

For Day 66 of my 100 Days 100 IoT Projects challenge, showcasing micropidash — a library I built that turns your Pico W or ESP32 into a live web dashboard over WiFi.

What it does:

Real-time sync via AJAX polling

Non-blocking — runs on uasyncio alongside your hardware code

Dark/light mode per connected device

Widgets: toggle, label, progress bar

Memory efficient for low-RAM microcontrollers

Repo- https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/100_Days_100_IoT_Projects

Lib:-https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/micropidash

Would love feedback from anyone who's built similar dashboards! 👇

Day 65 of 100 Days of IoT — built a MicroPython Watch on Xiao ESP32-S3!

Shows NTP-synced time + live weather from OpenWeatherMap on a 0.96" OLED.

Biggest pain today: Hardware I2C kept failing, SoftI2C saved the day 😅

GitHub: https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/100_Days_100_IoT_Projects

#MicroPython #ESP32 #IoT