Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster
A workshop offered by the University IT and Data Center (HRZ)
What could be a better way to understand how an HPC cluster is built than building one yourself? We throw dozens of Raspberry Pis, Cables, SD-cards and stuff on a big table and see what happens.
In-person Workshop
Friday, May 8, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trainer
Dr. Florian Boecker
Language
English
Location
Wegelerstr. 6, 53115 Bonn
PC Room 0.012
Target Group
Doctoral students and postdocs
Track(s)
Research, Business and Organizations
Certificate
8 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate
Description
What could be a better way to understand how an HPC cluster is built than building one yourself? We throw dozens of Raspberry Pis, cables, SD-cards and stuff on a big table and see what happens. At the end of the workshop you will have assembled a basic cluster, configured the network, and run the first MPI application on it, just like on one of its bigger siblings Bonna or Bender.
Basic knowledge of the Linux/Unix shell is needed. Basic knowledge of Git is helpful.
Content
- Setting up the operating system
- Configuring the network
- Creating user accounts
- Installing Software
- Synchronization of system time
- Mounting a file system
- Setting and starting up the SLURM scheduler
- Running MPI jobs
Creditable for the Micro Credential 'AI & Digital Skills'
Micro Credentials for doctoral students offer the opportunity to systematically add key future skills to your professional expertise. You can apply for a Micro Credential if you successfully complete at least four workshops from one area of expertise.
Contact
High Performance Computing at the University of Bonn
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