Plus brief mentions of what else Raspberry Pi’s can and have been used for by Ian For anyone interested in knowing where this website is being hosted, Ian set the website up on a Raspberry PI 3B+, it is a WordPress site running on a LAMP ( Linux, Apache, MySQL, Read more
We recently updated the content on our webpage, detailing the additional steps we had to implement with additional firewall layers, to discourage hacking Since we implemented changes to our firewalls, including advanced firewalls with threat detection, comprehensive IP Blacklists, IP banning and security tools. We have noticed the number of Read more
Due to a recent mishap with the web server that hosts this website, Ian wanted more flexibility hosting wise. He wanted the ability to host more than one web server. The problem of hosting more than one web server is you can port forward one port 80 and 443. In Read more
Ian recently come across another spare Raspberry Pi 3B, which was in a cupboard. Being a bit of a techy and a music fan, Ian thought it was time to do something with it. So, it has become a music streamer for headphones in the study. Just download the latest Read more
ZigBee Ian initially installed some home automation with Wemo switches, then utilised IFTTT. If you used more than a few simple rules with IFTTT then you had to sign up for their paid model. Having a monthly expenditure for some home automation was not something Ian was going to be Read more
We have an old-fashioned doorbell that ran off a 12V AC transformer. This page details how we changed our doorbell. The doorbell was frankly too loud; Ian tried muffling it a few times, though our cats still panicked, so I ended up disconnecting the bell. We have home deliveries, so Read more
The two images below are a view of a British online newspaper without Pi-Hole and then Pi-Hole active to demonstrate the reduction in internet traffic you will experience if you implement Pi-Hole. By reducing what your internet connection has to download, you are, in effect, speeding up the downloading of Read more