Can i setup a server on raspberry pi pico?
April 13, 2024, 21:11
I'm thinking about buying a Raspberry Pi Pico W, my intentions are to make a website that my girlfriend can access and a minecraft server i could play with her on. Its nothing serious, also I have very basic knowledge on the topic, please let me know if it is possible and if I would need anything other than Raspberry Pi Pico W, my computer and my wifi to run the 2 servers. Thank you for help.
You could host the server but would find it difficult to host Minecraft especially at the same time
A raspberry pi zero is the minimum because it has an os but it probably won't be enough for a Minecraft server
Depending on the players and the activity
thank you for theh answer. i am thinking about only 2 players, and i just wanna host 1 server at a time
why cant i host a minecraft server without an os?
It's like trying to use your computer without windows or your phone without iOS or android
Just nothing
so how would i host a website without an os then?
Because the Pico is a microcontroller which means it can run a single script but nothing else
so a website is a single script but a minecraft server isnt?
If you managed to get the code for Minecraft and put it in one script it could work but Minecraft isn't open source and you couldn't host them at the same time
alr i understand
but a website i could host with no problem?
and what does signel script mean? is hosting a website essentialy uploading a html file?
Yeah if you can code it
thats not a problem
*single sorry. Actually this maybe wrong the Pico might be able to do more I'm not entirely sure
haha grammar police?
Yeah just the same as you would code it on a pc. The Pico would host it like your pc would but without windows or anything in place.
okay
im aware i cant host a "website" but with the address being something like 192.0.0.0 or something
i have no idea about networking but i know people from other cities cant see my website
so can i make it something like mypicoproject.com?
so others can see it?
sorry if its a stupid question
You should be able to yeah
Pico's aren't amazing for website hosting though
i understand but i dont wanna spend a lot of money
and 10usd is great
Yes it's great if it's not professional
Also btw if you do need an os the pi zero is like 12$ and has an os whilst being like 3x more powerful
so basically pi zero w is more like an acutal computer, and it will be actually decent for hosting?
also u mean pi zero w right?
its 20usd in my country :(
There's multiple versions
Ohh. Well there should be a cheaper one like the none W version
dont i need a wireless conection?
You do for a pi zero yeah. Do you not have WiFi?
true, it is 14usd
Yes
i do, but im confused
how do i connect my pi zero to my computer?
All pis come with WiFi
oh
what does W mean then?
ssh Normally or you can use a display
Or vnc
Google those two terms
Ssh and vnc
ive used ssh
but a pico cant use a display right?
No that plugs into your computer
USB
And you code on it there
oooh
that makes more sense now
thank you
and pi is basically a computer on its own?
Every pi but a Pico is it's own computer yes
But the Pico requires another computer to do it's job
thank you for your help:)
np
Its my pleasure
Raspberry Pi Pico - Doesn't have WiFi
Raspberry Pi Pico W - Have WiFi.
Raspberry Pi 1-2 - Doesn't have WiFi.
Raspberry Pi 3 to 5 - Have WiFi.
Raspberry Pi Zero - Doesn't have WiFi
Raspberry Pi Zdero (2) W - Have WiFi
The correct name for a Pico is microcontroller. And that is because it hasn't a OS and CPU, RAM and I/O is in one chip, aka MCU (Micro Controller Unit).
I didn't actually know that. I stand corrected. So the base zero does not have WiFi. How would you normally connect to it?
USB, you can transport, serial and IP over USB.
Ah I see now yes
thank you