Web3 Pi: Hardware Checklist

Active cooling is required to avoid throttling and keep sufficient performance/stability of the system.

As a power supply, we recommend using the official Raspberry Pi power supply for your model.

Raspberry Pi + 2TB drive can use a significant amount of power so a sufficient power supply is important for stability.

Single Device Node Requirements

You can run a single device node on any of the following.

• Raspberry Pi 5 - see full details

• Raspberry Pi 4 - see full details

• Raspberry Pi CM4/5 - see ful details

Optionally, you can add an LCD display for monitoring purposes.

Raspberry Pi 5

• 1 x Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
• 1 X 2TB SSD drive (external USB SSD or NVMe m.2 with adapter)
• 1 X SD Card reader/writer
• 1 x microSD Card
• 1 x Power supply
• 1 x Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler

Raspberry Pi 4

• 1 x Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB)
• 1 x 2TB SSD drive (external USB SSD or NVMe with m.2 to USB adapter)
• 1 x SD Card reader/writer
• 1 x microSD Card
• 1 X Raspberry Pi 4 Active Cooler
• 1 x Power supply

Raspberry Pi Compute Module

The CM4/5 module needs a carrier board. There are many on the market.

Minimum requiments are:

• 1 x Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 8GB
• 1 x 2TB fast storage
• 1 x Power supply
• 1 x Raspberry Pi CM4 Active Cooler
• 1 x 32GB+ storage for operating system (microSD or eMMC)
• 1 x Motherboard

Installing Web3 Pi on the CM4/5 requires more knowledge. CM4/5 modules come with built-in eMMC memory, and in this case, you need to use the rpiboot application before using the Raspberry Pi Imager. If your module does not have built-in memory and uses an SD card, the installation process is similar to a standard Raspberry Pi.

More information can be found on the manufacturer's website: Raspberry Pi Documentation.

In some cases, a bootloader update may be necessary, which is described here: How to Update the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Bootloader EEPROM.