Raspberry Pi

Nginx Proxy Manager Raspberry Pi Install Instructions!

Today we are going to look at how to how to install Nginx Proxy Manager on a Raspberry Pi!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7zqjNhTAsIf you’re exposing any services on your network, using a reverse proxy is a great way to increase security and performance. A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of your web servers and forwards client requests to the web servers. In layman’s terms, you only have to expose one server (using ports 80/443) and…

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September 13, 2020
Nginx Proxy Manager Raspberry Pi Install Instructions!
Media Player / Synology

Jellyfin Synology NAS Setup Instructions!

In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to setup Jellyfin on a Synology NAS. https://youtu.be/5_ZrMKIJ_yw Jellyfin is an open-source media streaming service that's installed on Docker. The biggest benefit that Jellyfin offers is the ability to stream your data remotely for free. Overall, it’s tough to crown a specific winner as everyone will have different needs, but it’s a great platform to check out. Installing Jellyfin on a Synology NAS is incredibly easy,…

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September 10, 2020
Jellyfin Synology NAS Setup Instructions!
Raspberry Pi

AdGuard Home Raspberry Pi Install Instructions!

Today we are going to look at how to install AdGuard Home on a Raspberry Pi.https://youtu.be/FLwlQafM3RMIn our last tutorial, we looked at how to install AdGuard Home on a Synology NAS. If you implemented that, you might be interested in implementing a secondary DNS server using AdGuard Home as well. There are various reasons why implementing a secondary DNS server is important. If you only have one Raspberry Pi, it might be a good idea…

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September 6, 2020
AdGuard Home Raspberry Pi Install Instructions!
Synology

How to Install AdGuard Home on a Synology NAS!

Today we are going to look at how to install AdGuard Home on a Synology NAS.https://youtu.be/oVu7wBTsA_gAdGuard Home is a network-wide ad-blocker and a competitor to Pi-hole. I have a few tutorials on how you can setup Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi and Synology NAS, but this tutorial will focus on installing AdGuard Home on a Synology NAS. Synology NAS: AdGuard Home versus Pi-hole The first and logical question will be “which is better?”, as both…

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September 3, 2020
How to Install AdGuard Home on a Synology NAS!
Raspberry Pi

How to Install Docker and Portainer on a Raspberry Pi!

Today we are going to look at how to install Docker and Portainer on a Raspberry Pi.https://youtu.be/YjszoDGsqfoThis process is very simple, but we will be using Portainer in future tutorials to setup different docker containers, so this will be the first thing we are going to look at. The Raspberry Pi 4 is pretty powerful for being as small as it is. Combine that with the fact that there are a ton of great docker…

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August 30, 2020
How to Install Docker and Portainer on a Raspberry Pi!
Synology

How to Backup a Synology NAS to a Remote Synology NAS!

In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to backup a Synology NAS to a remote Synology NAS using Hyper Backup.https://youtu.be/GRiDWAhMFogThis process is somewhat straight forward, but we will be utilizing an OpenVPN network interface on our remote NAS. This will allow us to connect to our remote NAS from our local NAS securely, without opening ports on our router.I back up all of my data off-site to my remote NAS and this…

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August 26, 2020
How to Backup a Synology NAS to a Remote Synology NAS!
Synology / VPN

How to Create an OpenVPN Network Interface on a Synology NAS!

In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to create an OpenVPN network interface on a Synology NAS.https://youtu.be/FAIcfV3J1DQThe process is very straight forward, but incredibly powerful. Before you can connect, you need to ensure that you have OpenVPN setup. I have a tutorial created on how you can setup OpenVPN on a Synology NAS if you haven’t set it up yet.The process is very straight forward, but incredibly powerful. Before you can connect,…

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August 25, 2020
How to Create an OpenVPN Network Interface on a Synology NAS!
Raspberry Pi / VPN

How to Connect a Raspberry Pi to a WireGuard VPN Server!

In this tutorial, we will look at how to connect a Raspberry Pi to a WireGuard VPN Server.https://youtu.be/QJiC-_EwCNMI use Raspberry Pi devices for various different things with some of them being used off-site. Something that runs constantly is the Raspberry Pi I use to backup my Synology NAS off-site. I’ve always used OpenVPN for this, but after setting up and configuring WireGuard, I was interested in using WireGuard as my VPN protocol for my off-site…

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August 23, 2020
How to Connect a Raspberry Pi to a WireGuard VPN Server!
Raspberry Pi / VPN

How to Setup a WireGuard VPN on a Raspberry Pi!

In this tutorial, we will look at how to install the VPN WireGuard on a Raspberry Pi. https://youtu.be/DUpIOSbbvKk WireGuard is awesome! Up until WireGuard, the gold standard for VPN’s has been OpenVPN, which is still a great VPN option. However, WireGuard is a faster alternative that’s somewhat easier to implement. It also has the benefit of being a lot simpler than OpenVPN, which doesn’t seem important, but it is. Ultimately, more complex systems have more…

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August 20, 2020
How to Setup a WireGuard VPN on a Raspberry Pi!
Raspberry Pi

How to Setup DuckDNS on a Raspberry Pi!

Today we are going to look at how to setup DuckDNS on a Raspberry Pi.https://youtu.be/s-66gmIHoyEDDNS is a way to automatically update a name server (in this case, DuckDNS) in real-time with your external IP address. There are many reasons why you might need a DDNS hostname, with one of the most common being creating a VPN Server. In this tutorial, we will run through the commands to setup DDNS on a Raspberry Pi. Instructions -…

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August 16, 2020
How to Setup DuckDNS on a Raspberry Pi!
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