Information Technology Archive

Automate homebridge backups on RPI

The article provides a guide for automating Homebridge backups on a Raspberry Pi, without using the UI. The guide also includes cron setup and backup file pruning and rotation. It can be utilised for backing up anything on a Raspberry Pi or linux system.

How to get AWS s3 cli to work with AWS Lightsail instances

How to get Amazon Lightsail to connect with AWS S3 using the Lightsail CLI. Resolve Access Denied errors. Transfer files from Lightsail to S3 using the CLI.

How to boot FreeNas / TrueNAS on HP Proliant using SSD in ODD / Bay 5

How to get FreeNAS / TrueNAS to boot on an HP Proliant using an SSD installed in the Optical Disk Drive bay ODD / Bay 5.

How to fix Kaspersky blocking web UI for routers with connection reset error

How to resolve Kaspersky blocking your routers web interface with connection reset errors

DDNS UDM Pro / Unifi Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro

How to get DDNS / Dynamic DNS working with the Uniquiti Unifi UDM Pro / Dream Machine Pro. Same applies for the UDM / Dream Machine. Configs provided for popular DDNS providers such as DuckDNS and no-ip

How to fix Sonarr update failure

Fix failed updates in Sonarr: "/tmp/nzbdrone_backup/config.xml" is denied "/tmp/nzbdrone_backup/config.xml" is denied.

How to set up a Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine (UDM) with VLAN PPPoE (TPG, etc)

How to get your Ubiquiti Unifi Dream Machine (UDM) to complete setup / authenticate when using an ISP that requires VLAN 2 or explicit VLAN settings (such as TPG in Australia). Various bugs exist with the current UDM firmware and one of them stops you from being able to setup the device when using popular Broadband

Resolve PDP Authentication issues on iPhone 7/8/9/10/XR/11/ProMax

Resolve PDP authentication issues on iPhones properly. Don’t waste your time with the stupid “reset network settings” guides which do nothing here’s how to properly fix it.

How to get Tuya-lan Homebridge device ID Dev ID and Key on Windows 10

How to get Tuya or Smart Life devices Dev ID and Dev Key / Device ID for use with homekit tuya-lan or smart life integrations

Find RPI Version

Need to find RPI model, version or release OS for your raspberry Pi? Here are the commands to run.