Raspberry Pi Home Server Features

Collection of cool features to run on a Raspberry Pi (or other Linux host) to improve your home network and media experience.

Quick start (Pi-hole + SmartTubeNext)

1. Prepare the host (Raspberry Pi recommended)

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
sudo apt install -y docker-compose
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/raspberry-pi-home-server.git
cd raspberry-pi-home-server
cp .env.example .env        # edit .env to set a secure WEBPASSWORD
./scripts/setup-pi.sh

2. (Optional) Import recommended blocklists

./scripts/import-blocklists.sh

3. Configure your network

• Set your router's DHCP to hand out the Raspberry Pi IP as primary DNS (recommended), or set the DNS on each device manually.

4. Install SmartTubeNext on Google TV

• Install the Downloader app on Google TV and allow installs from it.
• In Downloader enter: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext/releases/latest/download/smarttube_next.apk and install.

Notes & Safety

• Edit ./.env to set a secure WEBPASSWORD before exposing the Pi-hole admin UI.
• Backups: see docs/BACKUP.md and scripts/backup.sh for Teleporter and filesystem backups.
• If you want Pi automatic start on boot, use the example systemd unit scripts/pihole.service (update the working directory placeholder).

Features

All features are in the features/ folder with documentation.

Examples:

• Ad-free YouTube on Google TV: features/ad-blocking/google-tv/README.md
• (More coming soon...)

Enjoy your Raspberry Pi home server!