If you use a Raspberry Pi for DIY projects, you can connect it to a monitor. The only exceptions are the Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero 2 W. That's great if you're setting up a one-and-done project.

Select Yes. Choose OK and Finish to exit. While you're in the command line, look for the Pi's username — the green text before the @ symbol. You'll use this to connect to Raspberry Pi via SSH later.

Today boards like the Raspberry Pi, the Beagle Bone, and their many imitators make it easy to get a small functioning computer on the network — wired or wireless. And wireless is everywhere.

Since we'll be accessing the Pi only via a remote connection, make sure you assign the bare minimum memory to the GPU, which is 16MB. Close raspi-config and reboot.

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.

Not ready to invest in a network-attached storage device? Make your own with a spare Raspberry Pi. Here's how I turned a simple board into the brains of a wireless file sharing system.

Secure Shell (SSH) is a function that allows users to remotely access and control a Raspberry Pi command line.

Windows users can use the PuTTY tool. To connect from a remote Linux machine, launch a terminal and enter the command: $ sudo ssh pi@192.168.3.100 ...