Yes, you can install the Web3 Pi Image on a Raspberry Pi 5 using only the Pi itself. No laptop, no SD writer on another machine—just a keyboard, a monitor, and an Ethernet cable with DHCP.
This is a summary of the current state of the Web3 Pi project, prepared as part of our involvement in the Golem Ecosystem Fund. It covers completed milestones, key developments, and our focus areas for the rest of 2025.
Can a Raspberry Pi 5 handle hundreds of Ethereum validators? Our 230-day test with Web3 Pi shows it delivers performance comparable to professional servers. Get the details from the Golem Network & Web3 Pi collaboration.
Web3 is powerful - but risky. Learn how TxFirewall protects you from phishing, address scams, and UI attacks before it’s too late.
We’ve successfully run a fully synced Ethereum node on RISC-V—possibly for the first time in blockchain history. Web3 Pi proves it's possible, though still experimental, by splitting the Execution and Consensus clients across two open-source RISC-V devices.
We got Web3 Pi running on the Raspberry Pi 500! Though it launched without an M.2 slot, the PCB had the layout for it—just missing key parts. With some reverse engineering and soldering, we added an 2TB NVMe SSD, turning it into a full Ethereum node. Read more in our latest post!