What else runs on your RetroPie box?
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I'm curious what apps or uses others have for their RetroPie box when they're not gaming.
I saw some good uses for the Raspberry Pi in this discussion, but are you running these alongside RetroPie?Like others have shared in their posts, I for sure tinker around with the Pi more than I actually play games on it. I'm still a novice when it comes to Linux or programming, so its nice to have a Pi (or three) to learn and play on without putting at risk your "daily driver".
On my RetroPie box (Raspberry Pi 3B), I also have:
- OpenVPN -- nice to login through my phone to the home network (usually to mess around with the Pi), but also avoid some of the dangers in using public WiFi (which I rarely do unless the mobile signal is poor)
- BOINC -- because SCIENCE! I run SETI@Home and Einstein@Home
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@b3k My Pi 3B+ is for Retropie only, but I have a Zero W as a hermit crab IR cam (they are most active in the dark) suctioned to to an aquarium. That project has been more of a physical tinker to get a zerocam mounted since they do not make a true case/mount for it.
My next project is to build a ham radio digital voice hotspot just to see how that all works.
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You can now transform your Raspberry Pi into an all-in-one retro gaming console iTunes Login.
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@Jennifer4T Yes, but it sits idle most of the day. Not a problem, but I wanted to make use of those wasted CPU cycles. I know Kodi/media center is another popular use.
Of course there's a limit on what you can do, because you want it to be ready to game when you pick up that controller.
I guess the RPi is so cheap it's no big deal to have it dedicated to one task. -
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