How to set up your home security system step 1 install the software first install the necessary software on your raspberry pi in the raspberry pis terminal enter. Thanks to raspberrypiorg for flagging the work of gadget nut who is definitely a gadet master too they have been working on the privateeyepi project building a diy home alarm system it is modestly described as a simple system that can link to existing door contacts or alarm sensors and there is also a web server to feed your own remotely accessible personal dashboard which is designed . Chapter 1 setting up your raspberry pi starts out by taking our raspberry pi out of its box and preparing it for being the centerpiece of our home security system along the way we will install and set up the operating system connect our pi to the network and access it remotely well also secure our pi and make sure it can keep the right time. Building a home security system with raspberry pi starts off by showing you the raspberry pi and how to set up the linux based operating system it then guides you through connecting switch sensors and leds to the native gpio connector safely and how to access them using simple bash scripts. The raspberry pi is simply amazing i have stumbled upon many articles illustrating the different uses for the raspberry pi it seem like the uses are endless as in integrates with many other devices and components the diy home alarm system is brilliant