If web development is part of your daily life and you have a Raspberry Pi within reach, interesting things can happen when you use the right tools. That's how we discovered PressPi, a specially optimized version of WordPress designed to run locally on a Raspberry Pi and an SD card, complete with preinstalled plugins and migration tools.
Anyone who wants a WordPress copy with zero technical intervention can turn to providers like GoDaddy, which will handle all the heavy lifting for a modest fee… but those who have already taken an extra step or two into web development and server installation will find much more satisfaction in maintaining their own setups. The cost of keeping an online server can be quite high in some cases, but thanks to efficient hardware like the Raspberry Pi, the landscape has changed considerably. Of course, there are several details to adjust, and we must not forget that some internet providers are not too fond of the idea of “home hosting”, so to speak. But it all starts with something simple, and PressPi stands as that “something”.
PressPi Features
PressPi is a highly optimized WordPress server designed to run on Raspberry Pi hardware and compatible memory cards. The official site mentions that it takes just a couple of minutes to prepare the image and run it, and it adapts seamlessly to functions such as local development, testing, and of course live site hosting. PressPi uses Nginx instead of Apache, Super-Cache is preconfigured out of the box, and as if that were not enough, PressPi performs a slight overclock on the Raspberry Pi's processor to extract up to 30 percent more performance. On top of that, it uses the latest build of WordPress (4.x) and has several plugins preinstalled, including migration tools.
The final goal of PressPi is to make deploying WordPress on a Raspberry Pi so simple that the user will not need any prior Linux knowledge. However, the official site is still working on publishing tutorials and other guides. Whether for experts or beginners, PressPi is a very appealing option within the WordPress universe.
