Author Archives: Mel Grubb

CrashPlan Experiment

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Mel Grubb

Important: This is an experiment, and should still be considered preliminary. I’m putting this out there “live” because I know a lot of people are interested in this topic. I’ll be updating this post as the experiment progresses, but just … Continue reading →

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Adding an “Emergency Stop” button to the Raspberry Pi

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Mel Grubb

One constant problem I’ve had with my CrashPi in particular is that, since it has no screen or keyboard, when it stops responding, I have no way to tell it to shut down. I watch the activity light, and wait … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Creating a Home Page

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Syncthing

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Web Administration

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: CrashPlan-less CrashPlan

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Transmission

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Backing up the OS partition

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Booting from the hard drive

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Home Server v2: Network UPS Tools

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Grubb

Note: This post is part of a series. Each post builds on the previous ones. If you are just trying to add one thing to an existing system that was not built following this series, then I cannot promise that … Continue reading →

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