Rasberry Pi (rpi) Archive
13 Nov 2023
Automate homebridge backups on RPI
The article provides a guide for automating Homebridge backups on a Raspberry Pi, without using the UI. The guide also includes cron setup and backup file pruning and rotation. It can be utilised for backing up anything on a Raspberry Pi or linux system.
27 Jun 2019
Find RPI Version
Need to find RPI model, version or release OS for your raspberry Pi? Here are the commands to run.
19 May 2019
Raspberry Pi Scheduler not working
Finding that your Schedulers aren't working or aren't operating at the correct times on your Raspberry Pi? This simple fix may resolve it.
Common apps with issues:
SABNZBD
Deluge
Qbittorrent
Transmission
19 May 2019
RPI OpenVPN PIA Connection Check Cron Script
The following shell script will check your Raspberry Pi (RPI) openvpn connection periodically and automatically restart openvpn if the connection has stopped working. Handy when using RPI OpenVPN with Private Internet Access (PIA) and if you have connection instability.
19 May 2019
RPI Deluge PIA Port Forward Script
Trying to get Private Internet Access (PIA) Port Forwarding working your Raspberry Pi (RPI) and Deluge - look no further this script will get you up and running. Also includes cron script to run this periodically.
09 Jun 2014
How to fix Rasberry Pi issues – solid red light no green flash
I recently unpacked one of my two year old Rasberry Pis only to find it wouldn’t boot. The red light came on – stayed solid and nothing else happened. The green light wasn’t flashing like normal. Turns out it was a dodgy disk image. I found the guide below very useful in troubleshooting this. Red