A simple NAS ran by a raspberry pi
To Use this youll have to run a few commands in terminal first and download Raspberry Pi OS
Install Raspberry Pi OS Open Terminal and Run
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip git
Then Install Libraries
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-neopixel
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306
pip3 install psutil
pip3 install pillow
This will Control
- OLED
- RGB LED
- system stats
Run
sudo raspi-config
Then
Interface Options
→ I2C
→ Enable
Make sure youve install Nano SurfNAS.py
python3 surfnas.py
This Should Happen
- OLED showing stats
- LED changing color
- button shuts down system
Create a systemd service
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/surfnas.service
Paste
[Unit]
Description=SurfNAS Display Service
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/surfnas.py
Restart=always
User=pi
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable It
sudo systemctl enable surfnas
sudo systemctl start surfnas
OLED screen:
- SurfNAS
- CPU: 23%
- RAM: 41%
- Disk: 18%
LED:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Green | normal |
| Orange | moderate load |
| Red heavy | load |
Button:
- Power Control
| Name | Description | URL | QTY | Price(€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi Zero 2 WH | To Run the Server | Amazon | 1 | 24.55 |
| MicroSD Card | 32GB | Aliexpress | 1 | 6.66 |
| SSD | 128GB USB 3.0 | Amazon | 1 | 20.99 |
| OLED | 0.96 I2C | Aliexpress | 1 | 2.63 |
| Fan | 30mm Cooling Fan | Amazon | 1 | 5.78 |
| Button | Red Push Button 2 Pin | Aliexpress | 1 | 1.61 |
| RGB LED | SK6812MINI-E | Owned - Reuse From Hackpad Kit | 1 | 0.00 |
| Heat Sink | Blue kit | Aliexpress | 1 | 2.36 |
| USB Adapter | C to Micro | Amazon | 1 | 3.66 |
| Shipping | 4.89 | |||
| Total | 73.13 |
| Schematic | Case | Finished Look |
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