The Raspberry Foundation has presented a revision of the Raspberry 3: the model 3B+. More clock and better network connectivity are the main features. The format has remained the same, existing projects with a Raspberry Pi can ...
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FreeNAS: Pi-Hole & PiVPN in Ubuntu VM
If you use FreeNAS 11 as NAS or home server software, you can use pi-hole as well as pi-vpn and access your own network as well as block advertisements reliably. PiVPN (http://www.pivpn.io/) is an installation and administration script for OpenVPN. Actually ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Stream the 2018 World Cup to your mobile phone yourself
Especially those who want to watch sports events like the World Cup 2018 on their cell phones can do so comfortably with the help of a Raspberry Pi with tvheadend and VPN via PPTPD. Everything you need for this setup ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Measuring temperature and humidity
If you want to measure and log humidity and temperature, you can use a Raspberry Pi with an SHT21 sensor. Here the setup and the functionality is shown. The heart of the project is the SHT21 sensor, which can measure both temperature (from ...
Continue readingFreeNAS: Wake up automatically with Raspberry Pi
If you have a FreeNAS server at home, you might want to switch it on and off according to the other computers in the network. With two scripts and a Raspberry Pi both automatic Wake-on-LAN and automatic shutdown is possible for ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi Model B+: more USB ports
The popular Raspberry Pi has been released in version B+: besides a better power supply, the most important innovation is the number of USB ports. Instead of two USB 2.0 ports as before, there are now four of them - handy when ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Faster Internet with DNS caching
While DNS resolution is a topic that most probably don't think about, the process that resolves an IP address from a domain still has a significant impact on browsing speed. Some relief ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi as VPN gateway
After using it as a proxy and TV client, here is another possible use for a Raspberry Pi: as a VPN gateway, in this case to provide a VPN connection for several devices. Practical, if not every device supports VPN directly. Update ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Live television with tvheadend
There are many possible uses for the Raspberry Pi. One of them: streaming a DVB signal to the network, e.g. to be able to watch live TV in rooms without good DVB-T reception. What you need for this: a Raspberry Pi, a ...
Continue readingRaspberry Pi: Squid & Privoxy in the home network
If you are looking for a small computer for various tasks in the home network, you should take a look at the Raspberry Pi. For around 50 Euros you can get a complete system that can be used as a firewall, media player, web server or weather station....
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