Build a website on a $15 computer

NOVEMBER 2026 / FIELD GUIDE

A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is enough to learn Linux and host a simple static website.

Prepare the Pi

Install Raspberry Pi OS Lite 64-bit using Raspberry Pi Imager. Configure your username, hostname, networking and SSH during imaging.

Install a web server

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx -y
sudo systemctl enable --now nginx
curl http://localhost

Publish HTML

Place an index.html file in /var/www/html/. Visit your Pi's LAN IP address from another device on the same approved network.

Learn how it works

systemctl status nginx
sudo nginx -t
sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
sudo ss -tlnp