Flashing OpenWRT onto Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC
Recently OpenWRT released version 20.02 and it’s great! The Wiki instructions for flashing Ubiquiti AP AC devices (including Pro, Lite and LR versions) has a number of options. One uses […]
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Custom WiFi enabled nightlight with ESPHome and Home Assistant
I built this custom night light for my kids as a fun little project. It’s pretty easy so thought someone else might be inspired to do something similar. Hardware The […]
Read moreOwnTracks recorder in a container on Fedora with Let’s Encrypt and nginx
OwnTracks Recorder is a web application which maps locations over time. Generally, it connects to an MQTT server and subscribes to owntracks/+ topics for any location updates, but it also […]
Read moreSecuring Linux with Ansible
The Ansible Hardening role from the OpenStack project is a great way to secure Linux boxes in a reliable, repeatable and customisable manner. It was created by former colleague of […]
Read moreManage and tweak Fedora with Ansible (and apply Korora settings by default)
Korora Project is a Linux distro I created over 13 years ago, which (since 2010) takes Fedora and applies dozens of tweaks in an effort to make it more usable […]
Read moreResurrect Nexus 4 with red light of death by using wireless charger
I should have posted this ages ago. There is a well known problem which may affect Nexus 4 devices where it powers off and won’t power on again. When you […]
Read morePlaying with Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 4
I figured it was time to re-visit Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 4 and see how it was going. I was already running stock Lollipop and just kicked up the […]
Read moreCreating a DMZ in OpenWRT
In computing, a DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a method for separating untrusted traffic from a trusted network. One of the most common implementations of this would be for supporting a […]
Read moreTRIM on LVM on LUKS on SSD
Update2: systemd now has support for enabling trim on luks partitions by passing in the rd.luks.options=discard option and rebuilding grub config Update: The latest versions of Fedora now support the […]
Read morericci and libvirt with luci = error
If you’re setting up a cluster on RHEL with ricci and the machine is also a virtual host, you might have problems adding it to the cluster in luci (even […]
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