--- title: "4 Raspberry Pi projects that are actually useful (and not just a novelty)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-raspberry-pi-projects-that-are-actually-useful-and-not-just-a-novelty--s5uen5jce source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/4-raspberry-pi-projects-that-are-actually-useful-and-not-just-a-novelty type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-08-06T13:31:02.876Z updated: 2026-08-06T13:31:40.340Z tags: ["hardware", "raspberry-pi", "self-hosting", "homelab"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 Raspberry Pi projects that are actually useful (and not just a novelty) **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Four practical Raspberry Pi projects that solve real problems rather than just looking impressive: a personal cloud storage server using Nextcloud, a retro gaming station using Batocera or RetroBox, a smart speaker with streaming via moOde OS, and a compact monitoring dashboard using Prometheus and Grafana. Each project pairs a Raspberry Pi with minimal additional hardware to create genuinely useful setups for home use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#homelab](https://daily.dev/tags/homelab) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/4-raspberry-pi-projects-that-are-actually-useful-and-not-just-a-novelty--s5uen5jce)