
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a personal web server by installing Linux, Apache, and WordPress, hosting a site at home with a free domain and sensors support.
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a web server by configuring the operating system, connecting hardware, and coding Python scripts, and learn WordPress setup and customization.
Learn to download and install the Raspberry Pi imager, choose the desired operating system, and write the image to an SD card, noting that existing data will be erased.
Enable ssh on a headless raspberry pi by creating an empty ssh file on the sd card, configure wifi via wpa supplicant, then log in as pi with raspberry.
Update and upgrade all Raspberry Pi packages, then install nginx and MariaDB as the web server base, with optional Apache support, preparing for WordPress in a future lesson.
Download WordPress into the www directory using wget, unpack the archive, and remove the archive. Change the directory ownership to the pi user to prepare the Raspberry Pi web server.
Set up Nginx to serve a WordPress site by configuring sites-available and enabling it. Create the WordPress root at /var/www/wordpress, use fastcgi unix socket with upstream, and enable port 80.
Install WordPress on the raspberry pi by creating a WordPress database and user, granting privileges on localhost, and completing the installation via the IP address and dashboard.
Set up a free domain for your Raspberry Pi web server using No-IP dynamic DNS, install the script, and configure automatic updates to keep your site accessible.
Configure a fixed IP for your Raspberry Pi by reserving its MAC address in the router, then set up a dynamic DNS hostname to access the device remotely.
Meet Ashraf Unmodern, a seasoned mechatronics engineer and educator, as he leads a Raspberry Pi step-by-step guide to building a web server, drawing on years of industry teaching and projects.
Discover the Raspberry Pi world: a credit-card sized, inexpensive computer you connect via HDMI, keyboard, mouse, and network, install an operating system, and explore languages like C++ and Java.
Uncover the Raspberry Pi board's versatility: use free open-source office alternatives, program with Python and Scratch, host with Apache, and build home entertainment, automation, and smart robotics.
Compare the first coin-sized Raspberry Pi with later models, noting gpio, usb, hdmi, and size changes. Recommend Model B for more features and better connectivity.
Explore the main components of the Raspberry Pi board, including the system on a chip, RAM and GPU, HDMI output, USB and Ethernet, and the CSI camera input.
Explore various Raspberry Pi operating systems, including Raspberry Pi OS, Auburn, Occident Channel, Kali Linux, ROS, and Android, with step-by-step installation guidance.
Compare Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone, highlighting Raspberry Pi as the cheapest option with strong support and an open-source community, and outline setting up and programming in Python.
Prepare a 4-32 gb sd card with class ten, a 5v 1a usb charger, a usb keyboard and mouse, a tv screen with hdmi or rc, and sd card reader.
Select a Raspberry Pi operating system, download it, write image to an SD card with Win32 Disk Imager, then boot the Raspberry Pi with keyboard, mouse, and ethernet.
Set up the Raspberry Pi for the first time via the configuration screen, expand the filesystem to full card, enable boot to desktop, and configure keyboard, locale, and time zone.
Download and install the Windows Raspberry Pi simulation environment, extract it, and run it to emulate a Raspberry Pi OS inside Windows. Log in and use the graphical interface.
Discover the Raspberry Pi operating system in a simulated Grassby environment, weighing benefits like testing Linux and multi-OS experiments against limitations with input/output projects, while navigating a Windows-like desktop.
Explore the Raspberry Pi command line to navigate directories, list and manage files, create and delete folders, copy and move items, switch to root, and view basic network config.
Update and upgrade all software on your Raspberry Pi using admin privileges, with dash y, and install or remove programs from Debian-based sources and stores.
Learn to control a raspberry pi from another device using ssh by enabling the ssh server, finding the ip address, and connecting with putty to manage files and run commands.
Enable remote control of a Raspberry Pi from any device by installing and starting a VNC server, setting a remote password, and noting the IP address.
Connect the Raspberry Pi to another computer with a network cable, assign a fixed IP to both devices, then access the board to verify the connection and adjust network settings.
learn how the raspberry pi gpio pins function as general purpose input output, providing 3.3v power, ground, and signals, plus communication, pin numbering, overcurrent safety, and python-based gpio programming.
Learn Python basics through hands-on coding on the command line, including writing and printing expressions, assigning variables, performing arithmetic, and saving scripts for execution.
Install the control library to enable Python-based control of the Raspberry Pi's input/output, run updates with no prompts, and edit a simple example script in nano.
Learn to blink an led on a Raspberry Pi by wiring a breadboard to pin 11, configuring GPIO as output in Python, and looping the blink on and off.
Read digital input values from a switch using a Raspberry Pi GPIO, connect it with a breadboard and resistors, and display the result on screen with simple if statements.
Wire an LDR and LED on a breadboard to a Raspberry Pi, using input and output pins to read light and turn the LED on and off.
Explore how a PIR motion detector works with a Raspberry Pi, including range and angle. Wire three connections, read motion on GPIO 23, and trigger digital outputs.
Learn the difference between bcm numbering and board numbering for Raspberry Pi GPIO, and how to use the correct mode in Python to avoid misconnections and damage.
Learn how Adafruit protection box and breakout cable safeguard Raspberry Pi projects, assemble the protection box, and use the breakout cable to access pins for connections to other boards.
Learn to build a professional WordPress site with no coding, choosing free or paid hosting, customizing templates, adding essential plugins for spam and SEO, and tracking visitors with WordPress.com.
Create your first free WordPress website by selecting a free plan, choosing a theme, and setting up your domain, account, and content with posts and pages.
Create and publish your first article by adding a title, image, and gaming category for easy navigation on Blogspot. Set themes, meta tags, sharing options, and confirm email before publishing.
Explore the WordPress dashboard, viewing statistics, traffic sources, and audience insights. Manage posts, pages, themes, plugins, domains, sharing, and SEO settings for a Raspberry Pi web server.
Learn to create a free WordPress site with Flywheel hosting, from sign-up and verification to launching a site with a custom domain and dashboard, plus plugins and SEO tools.
Discover how to purchase a domain and hosting at the lowest price, manage your GoDaddy dashboard, and begin building a WordPress website with templates and drag‑and‑drop tools.
Install WordPress via the GoDaddy option, choose the domain and folder, set admin credentials and site title, and select a premium theme to launch your first premium website.
Install three essential WordPress plugins, anti-spam, analytics, and SEO, to boost traffic, view statistics, and secure your site; activate them and connect required accounts.
Open the edit page to add widgets and change the main page layout. Use the customize menu to swap header and background images, edit menus, and remove items before publishing.
Welcome to this course.
Setup Webserver on Raspberry Pi and Host Websites and Automate your territory via a web interface.
One of the appealing aspects of systems on chips (SoC) like Raspberry Pi is their capability to serve as web servers to host websites and other online applications. This web server hosts files when the call is made from the customer end. In this course, I show you how to set up a Webserver on Raspberry Pi and install a web script or produce a website that can be accessed from anywhere. You can even place Raspberry Pi online by port forwarding technique and access the website from anywhere in the world.
Do you want to discover how to host your files, scripts, web pages, and monitoring systems on your own web server, starting from zero?
Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer that has a processor, memory, and can be connected to any big screen and boot up like a completely functional computer at a really low expense starting at $25.
You'll learn how to:
Host your files, scripts, web pages, and monitoring networks on your own web server.
Produce a web page to read sensor data and control your home via home automation utilizing your own server.
Avoid the annual fees of hosting services by paying just for the Raspberry Pi board one time!
Have full control over your server, turn it on, off, make it transparent, and a lot of other options.
Host other people's websites and charge a recurring fee!
When you join this course, you'll also get to learn:
Raspberry Pi From Zero to Hero
WordPress Websites: Make a website that everyone will love.
Raspberry Pi From Zero to Hero
To see the big picture, you need to know why you need to learn Raspberry Pi, and how it will make your life different. In my newest course "Raspberry Pi Step By Step: Your Complete Guide," you'll be taken from the very beginning. Everything will be covered, starting from why Raspberry Pi board is much better than PIC Microcontroller and ending in how you can write a code to control its LEDs just like in Microcontroller.
Getting a credit card-sized fully functional computer at that low price is really worth it. By the end of this course, you can turn any idea that you have into a trending Kickstarter project and get crowdfunding for it from the online community. Raspberry Pi board will help you a lot in turning your ideas into reality in no time.
Don’t have a Raspberry Pi board? No problem! What makes this course really special is the fact that you don’t need the Raspberry Pi Board to be in your hands. There's a full section on how to simulate the board in your operating system environment and start learning without having the board.
Things that you'll be able to do at the end of this course:
Turn any old Television into a SMART Television using Raspberry Pi board.
Program a code in Python that can take sensor signals as input and send light signals as an output. The sky will be your new limit (No prior programming knowledge required).
Get inside the IOT (Internet of Things) world and start making your own awesome projects that can make everybody’s life easier.
Install Linux for the first time and deal with it like a professional.
Control the Raspberry Pi board remotely in more than three different ways.
Know how Raspberry Pi boards can be used to make a supercomputer.
What you will learn
Host your files, scripts, web pages, and monitoring networks on your own web server.
Produce a web page to read sensor data and control your home via home automation.
Avoid the annual fees of hosting services by using Raspberry Pi.
Gain full control over your server.
Host other people's websites and charge a recurring fee.
Raspberry Pi From Zero to Hero.
WordPress Websites: Make a website that everyone will love.
Who is this course for
Beginners interested in learning how to use Raspberry Pi as a web server.
Hobbyists and electronics enthusiasts.
Engineering students and professionals looking to expand their skills.
Anyone interested in hosting their own web server and avoiding hosting fees.
Requirements
Basic understanding of Raspberry Pi and electronics.
A Raspberry Pi board with necessary peripherals.
Basic programming knowledge is helpful but not required.
About the Instructor
Educational Engineering Team
Team of skilled Engineers Sharing Knowledge with the World
Educational Engineering Team is a Leading Team in the Microcontroller Industry, with over 13 Years of Experience in Teaching and Doing Practical Projects.
We strive to put all our hands-on experience in these courses. Instead of superficial knowledge, we go into the depth of the topic and give you the exact step-by-step blueprint on how to tame simple as well as complex topics in easy and digestible bite-sized videos.
This real-world knowledge enables you to grasp knowledge easily, and you can apply this learning immediately to your life and projects.
Educational Engineering Team has been in the Programming and Microcontroller business since 2007. We have been part of many projects. Over the course of these years, we have gained a good insight into students’ and educators’ needs. We are passionate about sharing all our collective knowledge with you. As of 2018, we have already taught over 250k-THOUSAND students and counting.
Currently, we have more than 100+ Courses on Udemy
Educator and Author of "Educational Engineering".
Ashraf is an educator, Mechatronics engineer, electronics and programming hobbyist, and Maker. He creates online video courses on the EduEng YouTube Channel (More Than 4 Million View, 20k+ Subscribers) and is the author of four Microcontroller books.
As a Chief Educational Engineer since 2007 at Educational Engineering Team, the company he founded, Ashraf’s mission is to explore new trends and technology and help educate the world and make it a better place.
Educational Engineering offers educational courses and Bootcamps, articles, lessons, and online support for electronics hobbyists, Programming hobbyists, Microcontroller hobbyists, STEM students, and STEM teachers.
That team also works as freelancer engineers, helping many students in their graduation projects, and providing guidance and consulting for many students over the years to help them kick-start their careers.
Ashraf’s core skill is explaining difficult concepts in a step-by-step, easy-to-understand manner using video and text. With over 11 years of tertiary teaching experience, Ashraf has developed a simple yet comprehensive and informative teaching style that students from all around the world appreciate.
His passion for Microcontrollers and Programming, particularly for the world of Arduino, PIC Microcontroller, and Raspberry Pi, has guided his personal development and his work through Educational Engineering.
Ashraf’s online courses have helped over 250,000 people from around the world to improve and make great careers in the industry.
Educational Engineering Team offers Courses on:
Circuit Design, Simulation, and PCB Fabrication
Arduino, PIC Microcontroller, and Raspberry Pi
Programming in C, Python, and other programming languages
PLC Industrial Programming and Automation
3D Design and Simulation
ESP and IoT World