Ever wanted to spy on your roommates or family? Find out who is leaving those dishes on the couch? (Spoiler- it's probably the kids... if not then you need a new roommate). Well... you're in luck! Getting a security camera system can be an expensive proposition but it doesn't have…
TL;DR - Giants in the tech industry are falling left and right. Is Mercury in retrograde or something? Probably not- it just means no matter how big you are, tech will go wrong sometimes. Redundancy and mitigation are key. And you can learn something from this. Azure Outage At about…
Overview Lots of alliteration, I know- but this project really is pretty awesome! Plus, it is perfect for the Raspberry Pi Pico because it takes advantage of a few of it's cooler features like running different tasks on each of its dual cores! There's a ton to go through, so…
Overview Well. It's come to this. The end of the road. We've come a long way. I've shown you everything I've learned so far and it culminates into this last machine. A virtual machine that is a gaming rig. Buckle up, it's going to be an in-depth ride! We are…
Overview Looking for a secure way to access your home network on the cheap? Look no further! For a one-time cost of about $30-$40 you can set up a VPN connection using Wireguard and a Raspberry Pi Zero! This project was created with the aim of providing a secure remote…
Overview So you got Plex up and running, and that's great! But what about all of your ebooks? Wouldn't it be nice to have those self hosted and accessible from any device as well? I thought so, too! One of the most popular ebook managers out there is an app…
Overview In our last post, we identified some of the main differences and use cases for Docker and are ready to start experimenting! In order to maximize our resources, we will be taking experimental services, or long term services with a small footprint that do not merit a full VM,…
Overview Let's take a break from "How to" and let's take a look at "Why" and "When"... So far in the series, we've: Built a server Set it up for virtualizationBuilt a VMTurned it into a samba serverBuilt another VMTurned it into a Plex server We could keep creating VMs…
Overview Welcome back to the blog series! Now that we've set up the virtualization server and our first virtual machine (a file sharing samba server), We are now ready to start getting some use out of the setup. Let's talk Services! Let's talk.... Plex! Plex is like your own personal…
Overview NOTE: This post is not affiliated with any password management software and is not sponsored or supported in any way by any of the companies mentioned. This is simply an informational post to help you, the user, decide what might work best for you as well as shed some…