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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).

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• 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).

References

Tutorial Title and Link	Description	Level	Tags	Author	Status
An interactive exploration of the Raspberry Pi's GPIO	An interactive guide to the Raspberry Pi GPIO with pinouts for WiringPi, Pi Ladder, LedBorg, Clockatoo and easy-to-browse information covering the ins-and-outs (ha!) of GPIO.	Beginner/Intermediate	GPIO, Pinout	Phil Howard	Available
Quick guide to Ruby, Nginx and Passenger	A basic overview of the steps to get Ruby ( RVM ) installed alongside Passenger and Nginx, with configuration tips for init scripts and sensible .conf file architecting.	Intermediate/Advanced	Ruby,Passenger,Nginx	Phil Howard	Available
Tutorial: Set-up XBMC with Desktop, Internet Browser and Despotify	A walkthrough guide to setting up XBMC with a desktop, browser and despotify. Also with advanced set-up for easy switching between the two (I've written that a couple of posts down).	Beginner/intermediate	Media Centre	north3221	Available
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
Raspbian on Raspberry Pi using SD card + USB memory stick	Tutorial on setting up Raspbian to boot off a small SD card and then load the system off a USB memory stick.	Beginner	OS Setup	NetworkingHowtos	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
Cable management for the Raspberry Pi - (Forum article)	Video showing how to simplify Raspberry Pi cable tangles : A simple cable management solution for the Raspberry Pi v1	Beginner/intermediate	Startup guide	Kdakin	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
Serial port programming (Wiki)	Page: Serial_port_programming Introduction to accessing the Pi's serial port in Python	Beginner	Basic Hardware	IanH	Available
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	Beginner/ Windows Intermediate	Startup Guide, OS setup	Tass	Available
Software: C64 Emulator (VICE)	Forum Link: How to install the C64 Emulator VICE	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	Offline
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	Offline
Setting up ZNC IRC bouncer	Blog Link: Pi @ Gadgetoid A guide to setting up the ZNC modular IRC bouncer on your Raspberry Pi.	Beginner	IRC, ZNC, Bouncer	Phil Howard	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	Offline
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
Ra(s)ptor - Setting up TOR on a raspberry	A tutorial how to set up a TOR node on a raspberry pi.	Beginner / Intermediate	Pi, TOR,	epsilontik	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
Setting up RPi as a Torrent Client and Server	Blog link: Setting up RPi as a Torrent Client and Server An in-depth tutorial explaining how to set up Transmission torrent client for RPi. A number of common difficulties many users have faced are also solved.	Beginner/Intermediate	Linux, Torrents	lezigg	Available
Setting up Raspberry Pi as a PPTP VPN Server	Blog link: Setting up Raspberry Pi as a PPTP VPN Server Step-by-step tutorial explaining how to get Raspberry Pi running as VPN server. Also addresses setting up a dynamic DNS service on a Raspberry Pi.	Beginner	Startup Guide, Server Setup	Brad Wells	Available
Running Ruby on Rails on Rasberry Pi	Blog link: Running Ruby on Rails on Rasberry Pi Step-by-step tutorial explaining how to get Ruby on Rails running on Raspberry Pi.	Intermediate	Startup Guide, Server Setup	Erik	Available
Streaming audio with MPD and Icecast2	Blog link: Streaming audio with MPD and Icecast2 on Raspberry Pi Tutorial to set up MPD and Icecast2 for streaming audio files.	Beginner	Streaming, Audio, MPD, Icecast	Steffen Müller	Available
Live mp3 streaming from audio-in with DarkIce and Icecast2	Blog link: Live mp3 streaming from audio-in with DarkIce and Icecast2 on Raspberry Pi Tutorial to set up DarkIce and Icecast2 for mp3 live streaming from audio-in	Beginner	Streaming, Audio, DarkIce, Icecast	Steffen Müller	Available
Control a Raspberry Pi with iPhone or iOS Device	Blog link: Raspberry Pi + iPhone: Control a RPi with an iPhone in 2 Minutes A tutorial on controlling Raspberry Pi's GPIO with an iPhone or iPad wirelessly.	Beginner	GPIO Control, Hardware Interfacing	Samrat Amin	Available
Reading ADC values over I2C using Python	Step-by-step tutorial for reading ADC values from the ABelectronics "ADC Pi" board using Python.	Beginner	Python, I2C, ADC	AndrewS	Available
How to install Fuse ZX Spectrum emulator on the Raspberry Pi	Blog link: How to install Fuse ZX Spectrum emulator on the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Emulation	Alex Eames	Available
How to connect a GoFlex Home network drive to your Raspberry Pi	Blog link: How to connect a GoFlex Home network drive to your Raspberry Pi	Beginner/Intermediate	Startup guide, Linux	Alex Eames	Available
Control Raspberry Pi with iOS or Android device ( NetIO App )	Link: NetIO App -> Hardware -> Raspberry PI A step-by-step tutorial on creating a remote control for your Raspberry PI within a few minutes. see example video - works with iPhone, iPad and almost every Android devices.	Beginner	iOS, Android, Hardware Interfacing	David Eickhoff	Available
Track your Pi system stats with cosm.com	Blog link: [1] Track your Pi system stats with cosm.com	Beginner	Pi, system, status	Itxaka Serrano Garcia	Available
Raspberry Pi as Arduino HDMI Shield	A tutorial how to implement communication between Raspberry Pi and Arduino, and use the Pi as a "HDMI shield" for Arduino.	Beginner / Intermediate	Pi, Arduino, HDMI	Joonas Pihlajamaa	Available
Setup a mail server using Citadel	Blog link: [2] A guide on how to setup a mail server with a webmail interface using Citadel	Beginner	Server Setup, Linux	Ben Hanna	Available
Setup an LDAP server	Blog link: [3] A guide on how to setup an LDAP server	Intermediate	Server Setup, Linux	Ben Hanna	Available
Setup a Samba PDC with LDAP	Part 1: [4] Part 2: [5] A guide on how to setup Samba PDC (primary domain controller) with an LDAP backend	Advanced	Server Setup, Linux	Ben Hanna	Available
Raspberry Pi French startup guide	Link: Raspberry Pi French startup guide A tutorial in French for beignners who want to use the Raspberry Pi	Beginner	Startup guide	Benji	Available
SD card setup for a Linux distro	Link: SD card setup for a Linux distro How to set up an SD card for the Raspberry Pi using different tools on Linux - with step by step in French	Beginner / Intermediate	OS Setup, Linux	Jiel Beaumadier	Available
Create an information kiosk	Link: Create an information kiosk Setup a raspberry pi to be a realtime transit display kiosk (or display any info you'd like)	Beginner	OS Setup, Kiosk	Brendan Nee	Available
My First Raspberry Pi Game	Link: My First Raspberry Pi Game Learn to program your Raspberry Pi (no programming knowledge needed)	Beginner	Programming, Python, PyGame	Andy Balaam	Available
Temperature/humidity sensor and logger	Link: Beer monitoring with my Raspberry Pi Use a cheap temperature and humidity sensor to log and graph the data for access over the internet	Beginner/Intermediate	Programming, C, wiringPi, DyGraph, Apache, cron	Chris Baume	Available
Setting up a headless media server and NAS	Link: Setting up a headless media server and NAS Using a headless setup as a media server and network-attached storage	Beginner/Intermediate	Media Center, NAS, Headless	Shrikant Narasimhan	Available
I2C Sensor Kernel Module	Link: I2C Temperature Connect a DS1621 I2C temperature sensor by building and installing the existing kernel driver	Intermediate	Kernel Modules, I2C, sysfs	Ryan Henderson	In-Progress
Log Lemperatures Using The Raspberry Pi, Cron & FTP	Link: Temperature logger that saves to a txt file, is FTP'd to a website and is translated into a php graph. Log temperatures using the Raspberry Pi, Cron & FTP	Beginner/Intermediate	Programming, C, sh, wiringPi, cron	Andy Ibbitson	Available