MyPrivateClaw

Run a Private Local AI on Raspberry Pi 5

A no hype setup guide for the 8GB Pi 5 — what works, what doesn't, and what you can actually build with it

Guide overview

The Raspberry Pi 5 8GB can run small language models locally with zero cloud dependency. This guide sets honest expectations, walks through a working Ollama setup, and shows you what the hardware is actually good for.