Information Technology Archive
13 Nov 2023
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.
17 Sep 2023
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.
03 Aug 2022
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.
09 Dec 2020
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
02 Dec 2020
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
20 Sep 2020
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.
16 Feb 2020
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
25 Dec 2019
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.
04 Aug 2019
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
27 Jun 2019
Find RPI Version
Need to find RPI model, version or release OS for your raspberry Pi? Here are the commands to run.