Just another tech blag
sudo curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh sudo usermod -aG docker pi docker run hello-world sudo apt-get install libffi-dev libssl-dev
sudo apt-get install -y python python-pip
sudo pip install docker-compose One of the first application stacks I went to install and setup on my new Raspberry Pi docker cluster was Inspircd/qwebirc/anope. This stack was running originally on a raspberry pi 1b (256MB RAM version). I wanted to move this off the pi1 since it was out of date and would need a complete reinstall to be back to full patch status. However shortly after getting it running in my swarm, I ran into issues.
The IRC server would restart every few hours, sometimes it would restart every 10 minutes or so. I deemed that as unacceptable on my basic setup even for just using it in development of IRC bots.
Continue reading “Disabling the Aggressive Inspircd Health Check”I’ve always wanted to experiment with clustering technologies, I tried setting up a kubernetes cluster however that ended in failure. For this next experiment, I went with something simpler to deal with, docker swarm. Since docker and swarm are supported on raspberry pi’s, and since i had a number of raspberry pi’s not in use, I decided to use them for the cluster.
I printed a 2U rack mount kit for raspberry pis. I felt like this would be the perfect time to make use of it. I racked up 2 raspberry pi 3B+ units with POE hats (more on that later) and went to use those for the docker cluster. I added Samsung 32GB micro sd cards for storage.
Continue reading “Raspberry Pi Docker Cluster”
I printed out the Raspberry Pi Blade Center found on thingiverse on my Ultimaker 2. This was a relatively easy set of units to print, with a majority of the time needed on it to be spent cleaning up the large number of pi holders. I assembled these with threaded rods and lock nuts. The threaded rods had to be cut to size but in the end, everything was assembled in about a weekend after printing was done. In order to fit RPI 3B+ with the POE hat, I did end up hand modifying some trays, which I don’t have a model for the changes so they can be printed in that form.
3D printers have come a long ways in the past few years. The prices have plummeted for basic units, allowing anyone to buy them. The raspberry pi can be setup alongside a basic 3D printer to enable some amazing functionality. They can allow remote control, management, and monitoring of the printers. When combined with a pi cam, you can even create time lapses of the prints. To do this, we will be running OctoPi on the raspberry pi.
OctoPi is a Raspberry Pi distribution for 3d printers. Out of the box it includes:
Raspberry Pis are neat little computers that can be placed just about anywhere assuming there is power and network connectivity nearby. These were made even more convenient with the addition of built in Wi-Fi on the Raspberry Pi 3. One application of these small devices is for home security, as a small motion sensing webcam that can record 24/7, or only when there is motion detected.
There are ways to build up your own system using the basic raspbian distribution and various software packages, or you can use a custom built operating system for this purpose, MotionEyeOS.
MotionEyeOS has everything needed to run a security camera system, or simply a remote webcam monitoring system. This will cover setting up a camera in this tutorial for basic recording and monitoring. This will let us spy on our dog while away at work. Continue reading “Installing MotionEyeOS on an RPi”