Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi

Not tried anything like this before: looking at TinyPilot and Pi-KVM which one should I use?

I'm happy doing some soldering. Is there anything that TinyPilot has that Pi-KVM doesn't?

Has Pi-KVM added support for the HDMI dongle you used?

Pi-KVM can do all the same, and it also supports IPMI, VNC, and Mass Storage Device emulation. The only difficulty is that for the USB dongle to work, you need to add a couple of options to the config, because it's not yet supported out of the box. Everything else will work on its own.

Thanks for reading!

I'd say, in short, Pi-KVM is more feature rich, while TinyPilot is simpler and more approachable with less functionality.

Pi-KVM has several nice features that TinyPilot doesn't yet have, including power management, mouse support, authentication, TLS, and USB storage mounting.

TinyPilot has a quicker install. Pi-KVM requires you to compile the OS locally, which takes about an hour. If you've got a Raspberry Pi OS system (aka Raspbian) already, you can configure it for TinyPilot with two commands, and the install takes 5-10 minutes.

One of my goals with TinyPilot was to avoid a requirement for soldering/jumper cables, but if you don't mind soldering, that might not matter much to you. Pi-KVM works without soldering as well, but the documentation assumes soldering/breadboards.

I hope that there's space for both projects, and Max and I have talked about ways to potentially collaborate.

I do too! Much healthier when multiple projects are tackling a problem from multiple perspectives. Your write-up has already shown both projects benefiting. I wouldn't have heard about this space at all without this article.

I'm looking to build a new home-server and was looking at mobos with management support. No need for that now though! Now looking for ways to keep the Pi inside the server case. Ideally want to have a ethernet, power jack and HDMI end built into a PCI bracket so it remains movable.

Thanks for the detailed reply. I'll likely give both projects a go.