The CLI API for docker compose has changed recently. It used to be a single-word command with the two words separated by a hyphen. Since docker compose became available as a docker plugin, you could also run it by calling the docker command followed by the word compose. You might run into issues if you […]
An Overview Of The Architecture Of My Engineering Blog
In this post I will introduce the architecture of the Engineering blog. As most of you will notice, the blog is powered by WordPress. It’s an on-premise solution that is currently served from two Raspberry Pi 4B computers. The system is exposed to the public internet through a tunnel to a lightweight VPS hosted in […]
Wireguard: A simple, powerful VPN for my Raspberry Pis
This post talks about Virtual Private Networks. It is a common feature of cloud networking. I currently use Wireguard. It serves to connect all my Raspberry Pi machines together and with my public entry point in the cloud. In addition, I have machines scattered across multiple locations. This way I can connect securely to those […]
How To Boot Ubuntu Server on the Raspberry Pi
Introduction In the previous post we kicked off this series as a DIY home data center project. This second post deals with installing an Operating System on the two Raspberry Pi. If we take a look at our shopping list from Part 1, we see two USB hard disk drives listed. I will attach each […]
How To Make Your Own Raspberry Pi Data Center
Introduction This is the first part of series that describes how to set up your home data center using Raspberry Pi. In this post I will cover the list of equipment and software we will need. In addition, I will estimate the total fixed and monthly cost of the project. Finally, I will outline the […]