--- title: "Absolute Beginner's Guide To Getting Started With Raspberry Pi" url: https://daily.dev/posts/absolute-beginner-s-guide-to-getting-started-with-raspberry-pi-xwez3ncxm source_url: https://www.embeddedrelated.com/showarticle/1332.php type: article source: "EmbeddedRelated" published: 2026-05-31T07:48:04.097Z updated: 2026-05-31T09:11:36.332Z tags: ["linux", "embedded", "raspberry-pi"] reading_time: 24 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. # Absolute Beginner's Guide To Getting Started With Raspberry Pi **[EmbeddedRelated](https://daily.dev/sources/embeddedrelated)** · 24 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A beginner-focused guide to setting up a Raspberry Pi from scratch. Recommends buying a preloaded NOOBS microSD card to avoid imaging complexity, lists all required hardware parts with prices and supplier links (Adafruit, SparkFun, Digi-Key, Mouser), and walks through connecting peripherals, booting NOOBS v2.8 (Raspbian Stretch) and v3.1 (Raspbian Buster), using recovery mode, and making a backup copy of the microSD card. Also covers ESD safety basics and optional electronics starter parts for those interested in embedded systems projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/absolute-beginner-s-guide-to-getting-started-with-raspberry-pi-xwez3ncxm)