Raspberry Mistery - 200 Techs Using A Single Raspberry Pi: The Temporary Server That Failed

From IT Horror Stories with Jack Smith by Jack Smith

March 2, 2026 · 32 min · Season 1 · Episode 11

About this episode

The episode explores the challenges and mysteries surrounding the use of a Raspberry Pi as a temporary server for field engineers.

A few hundred field engineers. Real humans. With vans. And jobs. All coordinated by a device roughly the size of a coaster and powered by something suspiciously similar to a phone charger. For months, it runs slow but flawlessly. Tickets dispatched. Routes optimized. Managers happy. The tiny silicon hero hums along in its noble plastic case, bravely pretending it's not one 'apt upgrade' away from a crisis. Join us as we unravel the mystery, debate the true definition of "production-ready," and ask the question no one wanted to say out loud. 00:00 Welcome Back 01:23 Shadow IT Chaos 05:18 Major Outage 12:04 Data Center Discovery 17:59 Where's the Server? 19:58 Raspberry Pi Reveal 25:13 Migration Success 30:36 Closing Thoughts

People in this episode

Host: Jack Smith

Topics covered

technology
server management
IT challenges
field engineering
production readiness

Keywords

Raspberry Pi
temporary server
IT horror stories
field engineers
production-ready

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Raspberry Pi