# Spotlight: Mike Riley (Author) Interview and AMA!

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-mike-riley-author-interview-and-ama/52444>\
**Category:** In The Spotlight\
**Tags:** internet-of-things, author-spotlight, book-portable-python-projects, iot, python\
**Created:** [29 April 2022 14:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-mike-riley-author-interview-and-ama/52444 "2022-04-29T14:05:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [19 May 2022 20:38 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-mike-riley-author-interview-and-ama/52444/10 "2022-05-19T20:38:16Z")

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Hi mortz,

Assuming you have access to stable electrical and Internet connectivity, the Pi could make a good, reliable server for a variety of functions. Obvious services like file sharing, monitoring, security, along with IT-focused capabilities like running a Gitea server and even a Kubernetes server (Rancher’s K3s and Ubuntu’s microK8s work out of the box on the Pi’s ARM-based hardware).

As for a place for interaction and inspiration (in addition to my book 🙂 ), take a look at some of the projects Pi enthusiasts have posted in the Raspberry Pi reddit at:

[Raspberry Pi Projects Hub (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS/)

Best of success with your Pi journey!

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