Category Archives: Home Server

Pluralsight Course Updated

For those who have watched my Pluralsight Course, it has been recently updated to include changes brought by Raspbian Stretch. I wasn’t able to completely refresh the content end to end, but the former CrashPlan module has been completely replaced, and now … Continue reading

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External SSH access on the Raspberry Pi

Safely expose your Raspberry Pi’s SSH connectivity, allowing you to connect from anywhere. Continue reading

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Adding an “Emergency Stop” button to the Raspberry Pi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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