FreeBSD Upgrades with ZFS boot environments
FreeBSD has always been my OS of choice but in the past I have always viewed upgrades as one point of failure. What if the upgrade doesn’t go as expected, How do I role it back? If you have FreeBSD […]
Raspberry Pi: Waveshare 4inch LCD Display Setup
I love working with different Raspberry Pi screens. This time I purchased a 4 inch LCD display off of amazon for one of my Raspberry Pi projects. The Waveshare 4 inch LCD Touch Screen has a resolution of 480×320 and […]
Raspberry Pi: 4inch HDMI Display Setup
I purchased a cheap 4 inch HDMI LCD display off of amazon for one of my Raspberry Pi projects. The Miuzei 4 inch Display-C LCD Touch Screen has a resolution of 800×480, came with a fan, mounting hardware, and the […]
Camera support in OctoPi 1.0.0
After installing the latest version of OctoPi I was stumped as to why my camera wasn’t working. I have a Raspberry Pi V2.1 Camera connected up to a Raspberry Pi 4 and it was working on my old OctoPi. After […]
OctoPi Upgrade to Python 3
OctoPrint is an excellent control system for almost any 3D printer. If you are looking for a way to network your 3D printer and give it a nice web interface, look no further than OctoPrint. OctoPi is a Raspberry Pi […]
Apache: Different authentication requirements
I have a web application running on Apache 2.4 that I would like to be password protected for everyone except for my local network. If someone access it from my local network, it should let them in without a password.
Oxidized – Network Configuration Tool
Every year it seems like more and more network devices get installed on our networks. Switches, router, firewall, access points are just a few of the devices that get installed. Each of them has a configuration file that gets setup […]
MySQL: Working with Date Ranges
At times we have to collect the last 7 or 15 days of data from MySQL. For example to create graphs or stats for the past x amount of days or weeks. You can use these examples anytime you want records from […]
Install 2nd Drive in FreeBSD
This article will document the procedure to setup a second UFS filesystem on a second drive and have it added into your FreeBSD server. Installing a second drive into FreeBSD can be done line without a shutdown. The only reason […]
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 these free certificates by automating everything. The certificates it offers […]