Raspberry Pi – Change SWAP Size
Sometimes you just need more SWAP space on your Raspberry Pi. Per default, it is set to 100 MB if I remember correctly, which is low and depending on what you are running on your Raspberry Pi, filled up pretty...
Quick Update Script for Your Docker Containers
From time to time, you need to update your docker containers. And when built with docker-compose I have a little update-script for you. Nothing incredibly magical here, just a script that runs through the update commands and restarts the container...
SearXNG – Build Your Own Search Engine
Well, I have to admit, the title is a bit clickbait. You don’t build your own search engine per se, instead, you use an already-built open-source solution. All you need is your own server, VPS, Raspberry Pi or whatever you...
Raspberry Pi – Full Backup with `dd`
If you’re running a Raspberry Pi with a somewhat important service in your network, like a DNS-Level Adblocker, Nextcloud, a proxy web server and so on, you’ll probably like to back it up on a regular basis. One way could...
Lego – Automatic SSL Certificates and HTTPS for Everyone and Everywhere
Lego is a Let’s Encrypt client written in Go, hence the name. It serves as an alternative to Let’s Encrypt’s own client certbot which can be found in many Linux distribution repositories to install. It is relatively simple to handle...
Raspberry Pi – Disable Bluetooth and WiFi
By default, when setting up a Raspberry PI, Bluetooth and WiFi are enabled. This is not always what you want, especially when you don’t need either of them. So, time to disable them, because having them enabled and probably unsecured...
Git/SVN Repository Information Displayed in the Console
For someone who works a lot with Git repositories, it is interesting to see some basic information in the console while working on the repo. Stuff like which branch or tag is currently active. Sure, there are commands to show...
Linux – On-Demand NFS and Samba CIFS Connections With Systemd Automount
There are times when you want to mount a remote network location into your local file system. Especially when you have a NAS or cloud storage with a provider who provides CIFS or NFS access to it. One way would...
Raspberry Pi 4 – Update EEPROM
Install ‘rpi-eeprom’ (Older Versions of Raspberry Pi OS / Raspbian) Newer versions of Raspberry Pi OS come with this utility already but if you are upgrading/have upgraded from an older version you may not have it in some cases. We...