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Tag: raspberry-pi


How to reboot a Raspberry Pi when the WiFi is down

I'm sometimes unable to SSH into my Raspberry Pi. I'm not sure why. I think it might help if I make a simple script that will reboot the Raspberry Pi when it can't ping Google. The script below is...


Raspberry Pi Projects You Can Actually Do - Part Five: VPN

If you use public WiFi, you need a VPN. You can pay to use a commercial solution, or you can set one up in your own home for free. The problem with using public WiFi is that any data you send to an...


Raspberry Pi Projects You Can Actually Do - Part Four: Home Automation with Siri and a Raspberry Pi

It's been my dream for a long time to be able to control the lights in my house from anywhere in the world. Now I can do that without breaking the bank. Using a Raspberry Pi, some Etekcity Remote...


Raspberry Pi Projects You Can Actually Do - Part Three: Dynamic DNS

If you have any reason to want to connect to your Raspbery Pi when you're away from home, you're going to want a dynamic DNS address. A dynamic DNS address lets you use a constant address like...


Raspberry Pi Projects You Can Actually Do - Part Two: Passwordless SSH

A lot of Raspberry Pi projects I've seen on the internet are pretty complicated and require the use of a lot of extra components. The projects that get the most attention are usually esoteric or...