Personalized Smart Search Engine for Your Home

Create a personalized, offline smart search engine that helps you catalog and retrieve information from your physical books, documents, and other media. This project combines technology and organization skills for a unique crafting experience.

Intermediate 10 hours $150

Instructions

1. Set up your Raspberry Pi by installing the official Raspberry Pi OS on the MicroSD card. 2. Connect the Raspberry Pi to the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. 3. Boot up the Raspberry Pi and configure the Wi-Fi connection. 4. Install Python and necessary libraries for your search engine software (e.g., Elasticsearch). 5. Create a folder on the external hard drive or USB flash drive to store your documents. 6. Begin scanning your books/documents into digital format using a scanner or smartphone app. 7. Index the scanned documents using the search engine software, following the specific instructions for setup and indexing. 8. Develop a simple user interface (UI) using Python to allow for easy searching of your indexed documents. 9. Test the search functionality and make adjustments as needed. 10. Enjoy your personalized search engine, and keep updating it with new materials!

Materials

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B MicroSD Card (16GB or larger) USB Keyboard and Mouse HDMI Monitor Wi-Fi dongle (if not integrated) External Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive (for storage) Python programming language (installed) Search Engine Software (e.g., Elasticsearch) Various books/documents for indexing