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Who am I? I’m Patrick, a French Linux administrator and web developer. I started this website in 2018, and I’m passionate about Raspberry Pi and Linux. Learn more about me or contact me with any questions or feedback.

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There are useful articles for all levels on RaspberryTips, so if you don’t want to get bogged down in an expert topic when you’re just starting out (or the opposite: boring basics if you’re a pro), you might want to check out the recommended articles below for your current level.

At this point, you’re probably just curious and need help understanding what a Raspberry Pi is, what you can do with it, and which one to choose. Here are a few articles I recommend:

But if you really want my best content to get started, I have an entire course introducing the Raspberry Pi, the different models and things to know before buying, the system and applications and even the first projects you can do with it. Here’s the full scoop.

Once you get your hands on your first Raspberry Pi, things start to get more serious (and can quickly become overwhelming). Here are some simple tutorials I recommend at this stage:

If you need a more structured way to discover all this, I wrote this Raspberry Pi manual, which is basically a 30-day challenge where you learn one thing a day (one chapter a day), in the right order, so you don’t get lost halfway through the tutorial with something you’ve never heard of.

Once your system is installed, the road to exploration is wide open: you can start discovering your new environment, customizing it, and trying out different applications. Here are some great places to start:

All of these topics are included and covered in detail in “Master Raspberry Pi in 30 days“, the perfect guide to take you from where you are to the expert level you want to be.

Now, if you are looking for serious tips to raise your level on Linux or programming, I also have many articles for you. At this point, this is most of the content you’ll find on the site, so feel free to use the search engine to find other resources, but here are my favorites:

If you’re at a good enough level to feel confident about starting a new project, a new book or course won’t necessarily be that useful, so I won’t try to sell you one of mine. But what I find more useful is a support group where you can ask specific questions to other experts who are happy to help. That’s why I created the RaspberryTips community. Feel free to check it out if you are interested.

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You can also browse the articles category from the home page of RaspberryTips, but it can feel like a long list and quickly become overwhelming, so I tried to summarize the most important guides and tutorials here to quickly find what you’re looking for.

There’s a lot of theory, concepts, and tools to get your head around if you’re just getting started. Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

Hardware:

Software:

Read the latest beginner’s guides.

I have an entire course introducing the Raspberry Pi and things to know about it (before and after purchase). If you need a more step-by-step approach, that might be a good fit.
Find out more here.

The learning curve with Raspberry Pi doesn’t stop after you install and configure your first system. There’s a lot you can do and improve on before you can build the awesome projects you’ve seen in the news. Check out some of these articles to quickly build your skills and confidence:

Hardware:

Software:

Read the latest tutorials.

If you prefer video tutorials, I cover most of them in the members-only RaspberryTips community. You can join here to access the full catalog, browse the ad-free site, and access the forums to ask questions and share your project with other Raspberry Pi users.

As you get more confident with a Raspberry Pi, it’s time to have some fun and try to install useful things for your everyday use. I started by using it as a home server, but there are many other operating systems you can try. Here are some project ideas for you:

Best of:

Popular projects:

Check the “Inspiration” category for more ideas and tips.

Feel free to share your project ideas, problems and advancement in the community forums (you can join here). We’ll be happy to help or read your wins.

The next natural step will be to use some kind of programming, probably with Python, which is used in most fun projects for Raspberry Pi. Here are some tutorials to get you started:

Read more programming tutorials.

Learning Python without a programming background is like learning a new language. It will be a challenge to get better by just browsing the internet. That’s why I wrote “Master Python on Raspberry Pi“, with the goal of taking you from zero to hero in a few chapters. I cut out the useless concepts, and only include the important elements (more details on my methodology here).

Once you get into the weeds with Raspberry Pi, you may also need to get into the weeds with Linux in general. This could come in handy whether or not you use a Raspberry Pi in the future. Here are some good places to start:

Read more Linux tutorials here.

Want to quickly improve your Linux skills? I wrote “Master Linux Commands“, which is the perfect solution to become efficient on Linux. This would be an invaluable skill for your career (and personal life if you use Linux or Raspberry Pi at home).

I have mentioned a lot of serious topics so far, but a Raspberry Pi can also be used for many fun projects. One of the most popular is retro gaming. You’ve probably heard of it before, but maybe you’ll find some new interests after reading these articles:

Read the latest gaming articles here.

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