Install Acme.sh (Let’s Encrypt) in OctoPi
Let’s Encrypt is a great service to get free SSL certificates. There is no more excuse to not encrypt all your services, it’s Free!! Let’s Encrypt is able to offer
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Flashing a SONOFF (Espurna Firmware)
Tools needed to flash a Sonoff with the aspurna firmware. ESPTool Clone the Esptool repository. In a terminal window on the MAC do the following: Setup ESPTool To setup the
Anonymous Access in Grafana (Hass.io)
Grafana is an excellent program to create very cool graphs and charts from your Home Assistant sensor data. If you are using Grafana and want to embed
Forcing a sensor update in Home Assistant
Home Assistant is event driven. This means that most sensors will not get updated into the database unless the value of the sensor changes. This is not usually
Building an IR Universal Remote for OpenHAB (Part 2)
This is part two of the Universal Rremote for OpenHAB project. In this part, we will install and configure the Lirc software on our Raspberry Pi. Part 1
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Building an IR Universal Remote for OpenHAB (Part 1)
This is the first part of a multi-part project to build an IR receiver/transmitter that will work with my existing remote and talk with my OpenHAB server.
Secure HAProxy with Let’s Encrypt
I currently run Octoprint on a Raspberry Pi that is hooked up to be 3D printer. This setup uses HAProxy to provider the web front end for the user. I
Upgrading Java on Raspberry pi
I required a later version on Java that the one that came with Raspbian. This was required for OpenHAB. So how do you upgrade your version of Java? Run the
Testing the NRF24L01+ on Arduino
The Nordic NRF24L01+ 2.4Ghz radio board is a great little radio to use for all your projects. No, it is not wifi compatable. It uses it’s own protocal but it
Closet Light Controller – Adafruit Trinket
I replaced my closet doors and decided to also place some LED strip lighting in the closets. I look all over for a good controller to turn the LED lights