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Raspberry Pi 5: Retail Box to Production Box

The goal of this site is to help you take your Raspberry Pi 5 from the box in the store, to a fully functional "production" box, running useful services for you, your home-lab, or your day to day life. You'll go from initial setup, mounting storage, securing the system, to deploying a webserver for static web sites, a multi-platform streaming media server, a reverse web proxy to make them work, and more.

The model we'll be working with is the PI5-8GB-MAX256-C4-WHT. The specs and hardware include:

• Raspberry Pi 5
• Qaud-Core ARM Cortex-A76 PCU at 2.4GHz.
• 8GB RAM/memory.
• 2 x micro HDMI ports, providing Dual 4k monitor support.
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports.
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports.
• 1 x MicroSD card slot for the pre-installed OS MicroSD card included with the CanaKit.
• 1Gbps Ethernet port.
• Integrated Wi-Fi card.
• CanaKit Starter Max Kit Extras
• CanaKit white hard case.
• Heat sink with powered fan.
• USB-C AC power adapter.
• 2 x micro HDMI > HDMI cables.
• 1 x Samsung EVO+ 256GB MicroSD card, pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS.

Ready to get started? Follow the links below to go from unboxing your new kit to having a fully running micro server.

• Unboxing Your Kit Not documented yet.
• Physical Setup Not documented yet.
• System & OS Setup
• Security Hardening
• Basic Customization
• Installing a Web Server(apache2)
• Installing a Media Server(Jellyfin)
• Installing a Reverse Proxy(Caddy)
• (Re)Testing Web Services
• Final Thoughts & Next Steps