--- title: "My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant" url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-raspberry-pi-4-still-has-a-job-in-my-homelab-and-it-isn-t-home-assistant-x0joeo0cj source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-4-homelab-without-home-assistant type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-05-12T00:04:41.645Z updated: 2026-05-12T00:05:07.151Z tags: ["monitoring", "raspberry-pi", "self-hosting", "tailscale"] 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. # My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A homelab enthusiast repurposed a Raspberry Pi 4 from running Home Assistant to serving as a dedicated network monitoring node. The setup includes Pi-hole paired with Unbound for local recursive DNS resolution, ntopng for passive traffic analysis and bandwidth monitoring, NetAlertX for device intrusion alerts, and Tailscale for secure remote access to all dashboards without port forwarding. The Pi draws only 3–5 watts continuously, making it an efficient always-on appliance that keeps the main mini PC free from monitoring overhead. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I stopped trusting my router's diagnostics after my Raspberry Pi found what it missed](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-trusting-my-router-s-diagnostics-after-my-raspberry-pi-found-what-it-missed-qvvjricmj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I stopped treating my Raspberry Pi like a tiny server — and it finally clicked](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-treating-my-raspberry-pi-like-a-tiny-server-and-it-finally-clicked-y3ep9ggw1) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#monitoring](https://daily.dev/tags/monitoring), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#tailscale](https://daily.dev/tags/tailscale) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-raspberry-pi-4-still-has-a-job-in-my-homelab-and-it-isn-t-home-assistant-x0joeo0cj)