The server software has modest requirements and it performs well, even on the Raspberry Pi Model B, in certain small and controlled environments, such as your house.

Learn how to build a compact, NVMe-supported Raspberry Pi 5 server for hosting media, blocking ads, and managing web traffic at home.

Something like the Raspberry Pi Zero just doesn't have the capacity to run a Minecraft server efficiently. The next important component is a microSD card.

Once you've enabled both, the top-left pull-down menu now includes the Calendar and Contacts option. Now you need to import your contacts and calendar from your existing apps into your cloud server.

VNC has long been the best way to access any computer remotely on the same network. Recently, VNC Connect came out to make it easy to access your Raspberry Pi from anywhere using a cloud connection.

On top of that, the dnsmasq configuration files are much easier to understand than some other DNS servers. Setting up dnsmasq requires setting up a server on a Raspberry Pi, which is its own task.

Last time I showed you how to expose a web service on a Raspberry Pi (or, actually, any kind of device) by using a reverse proxy from Pagekite. On your Pi, you just need a simple Python script.

Michael Klements has created a cool Raspberry Pi 5-powered personal cloud server and made a slick laser cut case for it using an Omtech Polar.

As such, you can equip practically any computing setup with a Raspberry Pi, and still find varied use cases for this inexpensive SBC series.