Intro to Raspberry Pi why do I smell burning? 2025-10-11 Shay Power ██ Welcome & Setup • Welcome to the Raspberry Pi workshop! • Today's project: Pi Zero running Pi-hole • Ensure you have: • Raspberry Pi Zero (or any model) • microSD card (8GB+) • USB cables • Optional: HDMI + keyboard/mouse (for troubleshooting) • Default setup: headless using SSH 2 / 132 ██ What is Raspberry Pi? • Compact, affordable single-board computer • Runs Linux, ideal for learning and experimentation • Powers projects from DIY electronics to servers 3 / 132 ██ History of Raspberry Pi • Launched in 2012 by the Raspberry Pi Foundation • Goal: make computing and programming accessible • First model: Raspberry Pi Model B • Huge community growth, multiple models now available 4 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview 5 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 6 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet 7 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects 8 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive 9 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ 10 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 11 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance 12 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only 13 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W 14 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power 15 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw 16 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports 17 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports • Raspberry Pi 400 18 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports • Raspberry Pi 400 • Pi 4 inside a keyboard 19 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports • Raspberry Pi 400 • Pi 4 inside a keyboard • Pros: Desktop-ready, compact 20 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports • Raspberry Pi 400 • Pi 4 inside a keyboard • Pros: Desktop-ready, compact • Cons: Fixed form factor, less flexible for projects 21 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Models Overview • Raspberry Pi 4 • Quad-core, up to 8GB RAM, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet • Pros: Fast, good for desktop/server projects • Cons: Bigger, more power-hungry, more expensive • Raspberry Pi 3 B+ • Quad-core, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Pros: Affordable, decent performance • Cons: Slower than Pi 4, USB 2.0 only • Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero 2 W • Tiny, low-power • Pros: Ultra-compact, cheap, low power draw • Cons: Limited CPU & RAM, fewer ports • Raspberry Pi 400 • Pi 4 inside a keyboard • Pros: Desktop-ready, compact • Cons: Fixed form factor, less flexible for projects 22 / 132 ██ Raspberry Pi Specs (Pi Zero 2 W) • CPU: 1GHz Quad-core • RAM: 512MB • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Ports: Mini HDMI, Micro USB, GPIO pins 23 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi 24 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux 25 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux • Home automation 26 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux • Home automation • Media centers (Kodi, Plex) 27 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux • Home automation • Media centers (Kodi, Plex) • Retro gaming consoles 28 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux • Home automation • Media centers (Kodi, Plex) • Retro gaming consoles • Small servers: file server, Pi-hole, VPN 29 / 132 ██ Typical Uses for Raspberry Pi • Learning programming and Linux • Home automation • Media centers (Kodi, Plex) • Retro gaming consoles • Small servers: file server, Pi-hole, VPN 30 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation 31 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ 32 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC 33 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager 34 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite 35 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card 36 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: 37 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: • Enable SSH 38 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: • Enable SSH • Configure Wi-Fi (SSID + password) 39 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: • Enable SSH • Configure Wi-Fi (SSID + password) • Click "Write" 40 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: • Enable SSH • Configure Wi-Fi (SSID + password) • Click "Write" • Wait for writing to finish 41 / 132 ██ Getting Started: SD Card Preparation • Download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ • Insert microSD into PC • Open Raspberry Pi Imager • Choose OS → Raspberry Pi OS Lite • Select SD card • Open Advanced Options: • Enable SSH • Configure Wi-Fi (SSID + password) • Click "Write" • Wait for writing to finish 42 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config 43 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero 44 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero • Connect power 45 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero • Connect power • Default setup: headless via SSH 46 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero • Connect power • Default setup: headless via SSH • Optional: HDMI + keyboard if troubleshooting needed 47 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero • Connect power • Default setup: headless via SSH • Optional: HDMI + keyboard if troubleshooting needed • Update system after connecting via SSH: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y 48 / 132 ██ First Boot & Basic Config • Insert SD card into Pi Zero • Connect power • Default setup: headless via SSH • Optional: HDMI + keyboard if troubleshooting needed • Update system after connecting via SSH: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y 49 / 132 ██ SSH Setup 50 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY 51 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP 52 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 53 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 • Login: pi / raspberry 54 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 • Login: pi / raspberry • Linux/macOS: ssh pi@[Pi-IP] 55 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 • Login: pi / raspberry • Linux/macOS: ssh pi@[Pi-IP] • Password: raspberry 56 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 • Login: pi / raspberry • Linux/macOS: ssh pi@[Pi-IP] • Password: raspberry • Optional: set up SSH keypair for passwordless login 57 / 132 ██ SSH Setup • Windows: Use PuTTY • Host: Pi IP • Port: 22 • Login: pi / raspberry • Linux/macOS: ssh pi@[Pi-IP] • Password: raspberry • Optional: set up SSH keypair for passwordless login 58 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole 59 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole • Network-wide ad blocker 60 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole • Network-wide ad blocker • Blocks ads at the DNS level 61 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole • Network-wide ad blocker • Blocks ads at the DNS level • Works for all devices on your network 62 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole • Network-wide ad blocker • Blocks ads at the DNS level • Works for all devices on your network • Great way to learn networking basics with your Pi 63 / 132 ██ Introduction to Pi-hole • Network-wide ad blocker • Blocks ads at the DNS level • Works for all devices on your network • Great way to learn networking basics with your Pi 64 / 132 ██ Pi-hole Installation Overview 65 / 132 ██ Pi-hole Installation Overview • Ensure Pi is online via SSH 66 / 132 ██ Pi-hole Installation Overview • Ensure Pi is online via SSH • Run the installer: curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
67 / 132 ██ Pi-hole Installation Overview • Ensure Pi is online via SSH • Run the installer: curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
• Welcome screen → press Enter to continue 68 / 132 ██ Pi-hole Installation Overview • Ensure Pi is online via SSH • Run the installer: curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
• Welcome screen → press Enter to continue 69 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection 70 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: 71 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: • eth0 for wired
72 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: • eth0 for wired
• wlan0 for Wi-Fi (Pi Zero W)
73 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: • eth0 for wired
• wlan0 for Wi-Fi (Pi Zero W)
• Select interface your Pi is connected to 74 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: • eth0 for wired
• wlan0 for Wi-Fi (Pi Zero W)
• Select interface your Pi is connected to • Press Enter 75 / 132 ██ Network Interface Selection • Choose network interface: • eth0 for wired
• wlan0 for Wi-Fi (Pi Zero W)
• Select interface your Pi is connected to • Press Enter 76 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup 77 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: 78 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. 79 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine 80 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine • Select protocol: IPv4, IPv6, or both 81 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine • Select protocol: IPv4, IPv6, or both • Most home networks: IPv4 only 82 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine • Select protocol: IPv4, IPv6, or both • Most home networks: IPv4 only • If network supports IPv6, select both 83 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine • Select protocol: IPv4, IPv6, or both • Most home networks: IPv4 only • If network supports IPv6, select both • Press Enter 84 / 132 ██ DNS & Protocol Setup • Choose upstream DNS provider: • Options: Google, Cloudflare, OpenDNS, etc. • Default (Google 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) is fine • Select protocol: IPv4, IPv6, or both • Most home networks: IPv4 only • If network supports IPv6, select both • Press Enter 85 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists 86 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: 87 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP 88 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually 89 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually • DNS blocking lists: 90 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually • DNS blocking lists: • Default blocklists are fine to start 91 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually • DNS blocking lists: • Default blocklists are fine to start • Additional lists can be added later via dashboard 92 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually • DNS blocking lists: • Default blocklists are fine to start • Additional lists can be added later via dashboard • Press Enter 93 / 132 ██ Static IP & Blocklists • Static IP address prompt: • Pi-hole works best with a fixed IP • Accept suggested IP or set manually • DNS blocking lists: • Default blocklists are fine to start • Additional lists can be added later via dashboard • Press Enter 94 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface 95 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: 96 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" 97 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: 98 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
99 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
• Web server prompt: 100 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
• Web server prompt: • Pi-hole uses lighttpd by default 101 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
• Web server prompt: • Pi-hole uses lighttpd by default • Choose Yes to install
102 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
• Web server prompt: • Pi-hole uses lighttpd by default • Choose Yes to install
• Press Enter 103 / 132 ██ Privacy & Web Interface • Choose privacy mode: • Recommended: "Show everything" or "Anonymous" • Enable web admin interface: • Choose Yes to manage Pi-hole via browser
• Web server prompt: • Pi-hole uses lighttpd by default • Choose Yes to install
• Press Enter 104 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing 105 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: 106 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
107 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: 108 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it 109 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin 110 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Optional post-install commands: 111 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Optional post-install commands: • Change admin password: pihole -a -p
112 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Optional post-install commands: • Change admin password: pihole -a -p
• Update Pi-hole: pihole -up
113 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Optional post-install commands: • Change admin password: pihole -a -p
• Update Pi-hole: pihole -up
• Restart Pi-hole: pihole restartdns
114 / 132 ██ Logging & Finishing • Logging mode: • Recommended: Show everything
• Installer finishes and shows: • Admin password → save it • Dashboard URL: http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Optional post-install commands: • Change admin password: pihole -a -p
• Update Pi-hole: pihole -up
• Restart Pi-hole: pihole restartdns
115 / 132 ██ Accessing Pi-hole Dashboard • Open a browser on any device in the same network • Navigate to http://pi.hole/admin or http://[Pi-IP]/admin • Login with admin password • Optional: add blocklists, whitelist essentials, monitor device queries 116 / 132 ██ GPIO & Electronics Basics • GPIO = General Purpose Input/Output pins • Can connect LEDs, buttons, sensors, motors, cameras • Control using Python libraries (RPi.GPIO or gpiozero) • Great for simple electronics projects 117 / 132 ██ Advanced Tips • Assign a static IP (router or Pi OS) • Enable device-specific blocking in Pi-hole • Add custom blocklists • Monitor stats via web interface • Combine with other Pi projects 118 / 132 ██ Daily Use & Maintenance 119 / 132 ██ Daily Use & Maintenance • Pi-hole runs silently in background 120 / 132 ██ Daily Use & Maintenance • Pi-hole runs silently in background • Regular updates: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y pihole -up 121 / 132 ██ Daily Use & Maintenance • Pi-hole runs silently in background • Regular updates: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y pihole -up • Check dashboard for blocked queries 122 / 132 ██ Daily Use & Maintenance • Pi-hole runs silently in background • Regular updates: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y pihole -up • Check dashboard for blocked queries 123 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects 124 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) 125 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) 126 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) • MagicMirror (weather, calendar, news display) 127 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) • MagicMirror (weather, calendar, news display) • Personal Web Server or VPN 128 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) • MagicMirror (weather, calendar, news display) • Personal Web Server or VPN • Robotics & IoT (motors, sensors, cameras) 129 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) • MagicMirror (weather, calendar, news display) • Personal Web Server or VPN • Robotics & IoT (motors, sensors, cameras) • Media Center (Kodi, Plex) 130 / 132 ██ Other Cool Raspberry Pi Projects • Retro Gaming Console (RetroPie) • Smart Home Hub (Home Assistant) • MagicMirror (weather, calendar, news display) • Personal Web Server or VPN • Robotics & IoT (motors, sensors, cameras) • Media Center (Kodi, Plex) 131 / 132 132 / 132