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11/07/2022

Automating AbuseIPDB reporting with Fail2ban

Automating AbuseIPDB reporting with Fail2ban is easier than you think! Help the internet become a safer place with a few simple steps.CONTINUE READING

23/06/2022

Armbian on the MangoPi MQ Pro!

by Bret

After weeks of banging my head against a wall trying to get the MangoPi MQ Pro running, we finally have Armbian based images thanks to forum user balbes150!CONTINUE READING

29/03/2022

Are Cheap $2 NVMe SSD Heatsinks Worth It?

by Bret

I bought cheap, $2 AliExpress NVMe SSD Heatsinks so you don't have to! Are they so cheap that they're worth it? They can't make things worse, right?!CONTINUE READING

14/03/2022

Best SD Cards for Raspberry Pi – July 2022

by Bret

What is the best/fastest SD card for your Raspberry Pi? I've performed over 1500 benchmarks to find out!CONTINUE READING

26/11/2021

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W vs Zero W – Benchmarks

by Bret

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is now available as a drop-in replacement for the original Pi Zero with an increased cost. Does the performance match the price tag?CONTINUE READING

11/07/2020

Dynamic DNS with Cloudflare and Docker

by Bret

If you've ever found yourself wanting your own custom Dynamic DNS setup at home and you're a Cloudflare user, this guide on setting everything up quickly and easily with Docker will be perfect for you!CONTINUE READING

18/04/2020

NGINX Proxy Manager on a Raspberry Pi

by Bret

After spending a little while playing around with the various Docker options this evening I thought I’d put together the config.json and docker-compose.yml files that finally worked for me when trying to deploy a stack of containers for NGINX Proxy Manager (I’m trying to play around with some reverse proxying on my local network whilst...CONTINUE READING

11/04/2020

ADSB Exchange: Flightradar24’s Impressive Unfiltered Cousin

by Bret

After becoming interested in planes and aviation after spending so much time on flights in the last few years I explored ways to combine my tech and aviation interests together. With a handful of different Raspberry Pi computers sitting around doing nothing, I decided that picking up an ADS-B Tuner and feeding to ADSB Exchange...CONTINUE READING

12/02/2020

Installing RetroPie to Your Raspberry Pi SD Card

by Bret

Installing RetroPie isn’t difficult if you follow these steps! Spend less time playing around with configuration files and more time saving the princess. You’re going to need to have an SD card reader and most PCs/laptops will have one built-in. If not, you’re going to need to head off to your favourite retailer and pick...CONTINUE READING

12/02/2020

Benchmarking a Web Server With Apache Bench

by Bret

Whilst getting the site up and running, I wanted to make sure that I could squeeze every bit of performance out of it as I could. Nobody likes a slow website and I didn’t want it to crumble under the pressure of the 3 (optimistic, I know) visitors so it’s time to look into caching...CONTINUE READING

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