December 2017

Setting up SSL encryption using Reverse Proxy on Raspberry Pi

Daniel MasonDecember 26, 2017March 5, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 26, 2017March 5, 202302499

As this post title suggest, this gon' be a major headache from start to finish. This is hopefully an improvement on other tutorials and will make the process of implementing a containerized reverse proxy on...

Home Assistant Integrations

Writing a custom RF gateway component for Home Assistant

Daniel MasonDecember 21, 2017March 5, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 21, 2017March 5, 202301739

In a previous post, we built a RF to MQTT gateway using an Arduino and OpenMQTTGateway. Now it's time to fully integrate this gateway into Home Assistant using a custom Python component....

Self Hosting

Setting up a free domain name, Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and Port Forwarding to your Raspberry Pi

Daniel MasonDecember 16, 2017October 31, 2020

by Daniel MasonDecember 16, 2017October 31, 202002359

If you are thinking about running a website or blog on your Raspberry Pi, there is a real need to make your device accessible from the internet. This post shows how to set up a...

Self Hosting

Automating Docker Volume Backups

Daniel MasonDecember 13, 2017September 25, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 13, 2017September 25, 202302924

Backing up production databases regularly is very important. I am self-hosting Leanote, an open-source note taking application server and that required some kind of automated daily backups....

Self Hosting

Docker and why you should run containers on your home automation hub

Daniel MasonDecember 12, 2017March 5, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 12, 2017March 5, 202302232

Running software inside isolated containers is incredibly powerful. Facebook and Google use containers to the extreme, firing up 2 billion containers every week! For a home automation hub, that is a little overkill, however, the...

Self Hosting

Install Leanote on Docker (and automatic backups)

Daniel MasonDecember 11, 2017March 5, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 11, 2017March 5, 202301938

Leanote is an open-source Evernote alternative with markdown support, making it incredibly useful for programmers. While the notetaking application itself is as feature-rich as you'd hope and an excellent, free alternative, there are honestly no...

Arduino & Micro Controllers

Building a Smart Alarm Clock – Arduino Project

Daniel MasonDecember 8, 2017December 13, 2020

by Daniel MasonDecember 8, 2017December 13, 202001422

The idea is to create an alarm clock using a WiFi enabled Arduino micro-controller, an OLED screen, some buttons and (on the software side) a *finite state machine*....

Smart Home

The Real Motivation behind Home Automation

Daniel MasonDecember 6, 2017March 5, 2023

by Daniel MasonDecember 6, 2017March 5, 202303200

When it comes to my home automation set up there are a few reactions I get. Most people enthusiastically engage and ask questions, showing genuine interest. Others politely—and rather awkwardly—ignore the fact that my table...

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Automate KVM Virtual Machine Backups using Bash, Virsh and Rotate-Backups

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Building a Smart Alarm Clock – Arduino Project

The Real Motivation behind Home Automation

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