Ronald Nutter's Blog, page 15
June 22, 2020
How to view Docker container logs with and without Portainer in your SmartHome
CLI version of what Portainer GUI can do ! Get container Id with this command docker ps ! Match the container id from docker ps with full container id from below sudo ls /var/lib/docker/containers/ ! Do a directory to find … Continue reading →
June 20, 2020
How to Care and Feed your RPi SD card (Part 2)
This is part 2 in the Care and Feeding series. Using Raspberry PI OS and the touch screen combo we assembled in a previous video, you see how to use the SD Duplication program to make a copy of the … Continue reading →
June 15, 2020
How to setup your own Raspberry Pi Tablet (Part 1)
While not as slim as a regular tablet, with the RPI Touchscreen and a RPI 4 (you can use others), you can get close to that for less than $100 US. This is part 1 of what will be a … Continue reading →
June 13, 2020
How to Care and Feed your RPi SD card (Part 1
Backing up or making a copy of the SD card that your Raspberry Pi is running on is generally the last thing that we will get done, if we get to it at all. The more you have running on … Continue reading →
June 8, 2020
How to sideload apps on your Tivo Stream 4K in your SmartHome
Sometimes you will find apps that arent showing in the Google Playstore for installation on your Tivo Stream 4K. While not a guarantee that those apps will be able to install or run, you at least have a way to … Continue reading →
June 6, 2020
How to manage your Raspberry Pi’s with PoE from PoE Texas and C4Labs Zebra Bramble in Your SmartHome
As your collection of Raspberry Pi’s continues to grow, you will need to look at options such as PoE from the folks at POE Texas and a rack case for your Pi’s from the folks at C4Labs. Their case is … Continue reading →
June 1, 2020
How to enable Bitwarden to manage logins in Your SmartHome
In this episode, I introduce you to Bitwarden, an open source password manager that is supported on multiple platforms. It even offers the option of using Bitwardens sync server at no charge (in most cases) or setting up your own … Continue reading →
May 30, 2020
How to view Live TV on your Tivo Stream 4K in Your SmartHome
In this episode, I show you how to enable your Tivo Stream 4K to be able to receive local HD stations over the air. This involves adding HD Tuner to your network from the folks at SiliconDust. You can purchase … Continue reading →
May 25, 2020
How to update Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi using Ansible using CLI or Playbook(Part 2)
In this episode, I show you how to update Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi using both command line and Playbook forms of Ansible. Ansible CLI # Upgrade all the server_name servers. ansible server_name -m apt -a “upgrade=yes update_cache=yes” -b ———————————————- … Continue reading →
May 23, 2020
How to surf the Internet using your voice and the Tivo Stream 4K in your SmartHome
In this episode I show you how to use the “TV” web browser that can be installed and using the Google Assistant that is built into the Tivo Stream 4K to be able to either bring up the website or … Continue reading →
