Build Your Own Self-Hosted Cloud on Raspberry Pi Tired of cloud giants? My TikTok guide to turning a Raspberry Pi 5 into a private file-sync server with Syncthing exploded—proving it’s easy and secure! (Skip the 16GB RAM; 4GB is plenty.) What You’ll Need:
Raspberry Pi (4GB+), fan case, charger. Quick Setup: Flash Raspberry Pi OS from raspberrypi.com/software.
Boot and install Syncthing:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
curl -s https://syncthing.net/release-key.txt | gpg –dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
echo “deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install syncthing
Access GUI at your-pi-ip:8384, add devices, and sync!
Privacy wins big, but Pi’s overhyped—consider mini PCs for power. Full tutorial inside for backups and tweaks. Hosting, Linux & Open Source