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title: 'Raspberry Pis'
url: 'https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis'
markdown: 'https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis.md'
date: '2026-09-20'
description: 'Raspberry Pi Projects I got my first Raspberry Pi around 2015 and have been playing with them since. Initially I used one for a home server but outgrew it after a few years, now I use them for various low intensity backup servers and a few fun projects. Smoky is the outcome when I …'
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# Raspberry Pi Projects

I got my first Raspberry Pi around 2015 and have been playing with them since. Initially I used one for a home server but outgrew it after a few years, now I use them for various low intensity backup servers and a few fun projects.

| [![smokybear](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/5/5/4/9/f/5549f3aa9123e6130a167e9d452de8cba611cd37-smokybear.jpg "Smoky the Bear Breaks Electronics")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./smoky) | ###### [Smoky](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./smoky) is the outcome when I dusted off an old pi 1 to monitor my wood stove temperatures and dubbed it Smoky, after Smoky the Bear. |
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| [![chronos](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/a/5/8/f/1/a58f181d35c239d82bd05f7d789c512fb31289ac-chronos.jpg "Father Time")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./chronos) | ###### [Chronos](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./chronos) is my silly programmable cuckoo clock for my daughter. |
| ![stentor_small](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/f/5/9/e/7/f59e7553e4b2535964818977bc6f4a6260169d0a-stentorsmall.png "stentor_small") | ###### [Stentor](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./stentor) is my pi powered house door bell ringer. |
| [![OIG%281%29](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/7/a/0/6/5/7a0654ae46583b31bdf90a646bbca0027a707cbd-oig1.jpg "Greek Gods love tomatoes")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./poseidon) | ###### [Poseidon](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./poseidon) is my garden watering pi, it controls the flow of water to six different zones using AC solenoids. |
| [![OIG(2)](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/c/3/c/a/b/c3cab66420870fcdeab1275ba112fdd7d0b08f19-oig2.jpg "Ghosts love bits")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./ghost) | ###### [Ghost](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./ghost) is my ultra-cold backup solution that lurks in the dark and comes alive randomly to pull data fresh and goes back into the dark. |
| [![crapper](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/e/3/a/9/c/e3a9c4f681af5f7693c922aaf8fbe0a27b416c4f-crapper.jpg "A typhoon of...")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./crapper) | ###### [Crapper](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./crapper) is a horrible name for my most utilized pi, a whole house ad blocker to keep my internet browsing palatable. |
| [![89S.-Georg-Simon-Ohm-1789-1854](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/2/c/d/1/5/2cd15850c5cc8b386cccfef85105b718940b79bf-89s-georg-simon-ohm-1789-1854.jpg "Georg Simon Ohm")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./georg) | ###### [Georg](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./georg) is a simple setup I made to automate, calibrate and control a dual channel digital pot. |
| [![jackfrost](https://www.lekatsas.us/images/c/e/2/e/8/ce2e80bda1e35e906d628fbede2cb7003d3f83b9-jackfrost.jpg "Brrrrrrr")](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./jackfrost) | ###### [Jackfrost](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/./jackfrost) is my basement freezer sentinel making sure my food stays frozen. |

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- Children:
  - [Smoky](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/smoky.md)
  - [Chronos](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/chronos.md)
  - [Stentor](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/stentor.md)
  - [Poseidon](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/poseidon.md)
  - [Ghost](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/ghost.md)
  - [Crapper](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/crapper.md)
  - [Georg](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/georg.md)
  - [Jackfrost](https://www.lekatsas.us/servers-and-code/raspberry-pis/jackfrost.md)