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Introduction

This page contains a set of tutorials to help the reader to learn by doing. The reader is encouraged to follow the steps in the tutorials.

The Raspberry Pi Forum has a list of Project Ideas & Links, to help people get started.

Please add links to your tutorials (and ones you find interesting).

Fill in each section:

• Tutorial Title (as a link to the project webpage or connected wiki page)
• Tutorial Description (including any additional links or information
• Skill level/Ages it is aimed at (Any/Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Tags (key words related to the project, i.e. LCD Screen, Teaching, Python)
• Author(s) or group who have produced it (also if it is an Open/Community Project for anyone to contribute)
• Tutorial Status (Not Started/In-Progress/Available).

Tutorials List

Tutorial Title and Link	Description	Level	Tags	Author	Status
Tutorial: How to use your RPi like an Arduino	A thorough guide to using the RPi's GPIO pins in Python, Bash and C.	Intermediate	Teaching, Python, Bash, C	T3db0t	Available
Raspberry Pi YouTube Tutorials	Forum Link: Liam Fraser's Video Tutorials	Beginner	Teaching, Python	Liam Fraser	Available
Introducing the Raspberry Pi	h2g2 project: Introducing the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide	Tufty	Available
Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi	Introductory tutorial for total beginners to get your Raspberry Pi booted and online : Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide	T3db0t	Available
The Coding Club Free eBook(s)	Forum Link: Teaching Youngsters Programming	Beginner (~ages 10)	Teaching, Python	Sciman	Available
DracoSoftware	Forum Link: Blog about working with Raspberry Pi for Windows users	Beginner	Teaching, Windows, Linux	dracolytch	Available
Easy GPIO Hardware & Software (Wiki)	Forum Link: Easy GPIO Hardware & Software Aim to introduce the basic circuits for interfacing through the GPIO.	Beginner	Teaching, Basic Hardware	Meltwater - Open Project	In-Progress
SD Card setup using DD for Windows	Blog Link: My Raspberry Pi Experience How to set up an SD Card using DD for Windows - with step by step screenshots	Linux Beginner/ Windows Intermediate	Startup Guide, OS setup	Tass	Available
Software: C64 Emulator (VICE)	Forum Link: How to install the C64 Emulator VICE	Linux Beginner	Install Guide, Software, Emulator	Frank Buss	Available
Setting up VNC	Blog Link: My Raspberry Pi Experience How to set up VNC server on the Raspberry Pi to be able to connect remotely - with step by step screenshots	Beginner	Startup Guide, OS setup	Tass	Available
Setting up Apache2	Blog Link: Fusion Strike A guide on setting up an Apache2 web server with Screenshots	Beginner	Startup Guide, server setup	Jacob Clark	Available
Setting up PHP	Blog Link: Fusion Strike A guide on setting up PHP web server with using Apache & SSH with Screenshots	Beginner	Startup Guide, server setup	Jacob Clark	Available
Setting up MySQL	Blog Link: Fusion Strike A guide on setting up MySQL on your Raspberry Pi web server using PHP, Apache & SSH with Screenshots	Beginner	Startup Guide, server setup	Jacob Clark	Available
Running Puredata on the Raspberry Pi	How to get Puredata, the open-source sound synthesis platform, running on your R-Pi : Running Puredata on the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide	T3db0t	Available
How to mount a USB flash drive on the Raspberry Pi	Blog link: How to mount a USB flash drive on the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide, Linux	Alex Eames	Available
How to mount and use a USB Hard Disk Drive on the Raspberry Pi	Blog link: How to mount a USB hard disk drive on the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide, Linux	Alex Eames	Available
How to build a cheap powered USB hub	Blog link: How to build a cheap powered USB hub How to adapt a cheap unpowered USB hub and an existing mains adaptor to build a Raspberry Pi power supply and powered USB hub in one.	Intermediate	Hardware, USB hub	Alan Thew	Available
5V Power Supply construction - How To	How to make a simple PSU for your Raspberry Pi - design and construction from scratch. Some experience with construction of electronic circuits is required.	Intermediate	Hardware, PSU	Pinoccio	Available
Raspberry Pi UPnP Media Player	Blog link: Raspberry Pi UPnP Media Player A guide on using GMediaRender to set up a Raspberry Pi as a UPnP media renderer.	Beginner	Startup guide, Linux	Chris Baume	Available
Cross Compiling and Cross Debugging C++ with Eclipse from Debian Squeeze x64 to Debian Squeeze ARM (Raspberry Pi)	Blog link: Cross Compiling and Cross Debugging C++ with Eclipse from Debian Squeeze x64 to Debian Squeeze ARM (Raspberry Pi) A guide on Cross-Compilation and Cross-Debugging C++ with Eclipse CDT.	Intermediate	Teaching, C++	Javier Bravo	Available
Setting up the Broadcom watchdog to reboot a hung Pi (Raspberry Pi)	Blog link: Setting up the Broadcom watchdog to reboot a hung Pi (Raspberry Pi) A quick guide on setting up the watchdog process so that your Pi boots when it hangs or freezes. Adding "panic=20" is another good way of keeping your Pi running remotely.	Intermediate	Linux	Philip Howard	Available
Communicating with RaspBerry via GSoap C++ Web Services	Blog link: Communicating with RaspBerry via GSoap C++ Web Services A step by step guide about how to develop and deploy a C++ Web Service on our Raspberry using the open API GSoap.	Intermediate	Teaching, C++	Javier Bravo	Available