Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

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Contributors: M-Short, El Duderino

Resources and Going Further

At this point your Pi Zero 2 W should be acting similar to any other computer. From here, you can teach yourself the finer points of Linux, learn Python, program the GPIO pins, setup a Minecraft server, build a network storage system, game console, or media center, or just surf the web.

For more information about the Pi Zero 2 W or Raspberry Pi in general, check out these resources:

Looking to make the Raspberry Pi Zero W a dongle? Check out the Pi Zero USB Stem:

Need some inspiration? Check out these tutorials and projects.

Setting up Raspbian (and DOOM!)

How to load a Raspberry Pi up with Raspbian -- the most popular Pi Linux distribution. Then download, compile, install and run the classic: Doom.

How to Use Remote Desktop on the Raspberry Pi with VNC

Use RealVNC to connect to your Raspberry Pi to control the graphical desktop remotely across the network.

Qwiic Atmospheric Sensor (BME280) Hookup Guide

Measure temperature, humidity, barometric pressure with the SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout BME280 (Qwiic).

Introduction to the Raspberry Pi GPIO and Physical Computing

This tutorial will teach you how to set up your Raspberry Pi as a full desktop computer and read in sensor data through the GPIO using SparkFun hardware.