Many people are thinking about buying themselves a small, quiet computer, so they can run it all the time 24/7. Reasons (tasks, ideas) could be different, but in today’s open world having that small computer is cheap and easy (or at least easier and cheaper than it used to be).

For quite some time now I wanted something “to play with” and the answer to me was Raspberry Pi. It is small, quiet, cheap, simple to set up and maintain.

What sort of tasks I use it for:

• Web server
• Multimedia system
• Bash console for automation
• Dynamic DNS
• Remote access
• Torrent for lazy loading
• Storage that I can access remotely
• Occasional web browsing
• Learning programming
• Learning smart home

It can be anything from making a cup of coffee or bringing slippers to driving а crypto farm (mining on Raspberry is not a great idea, but driving a farm is real).

So if you’re thinking about fiddling with a great toy that can also become something more – welcome to the club.