Author Archives: larry

2 minutes too late

Posted on October 19, 2023 by larry

Today was an example of bad timing. I went to bed relatively early last night, but our dog is sick and woke us up. I helped him out but I lost some sleep which caused me to wake up late. … Continue reading →

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Trying Out NTFY

Posted on October 18, 2023 by larry

Giving a program called ntfy (short for notify) a try. It is a simple web server that allows for push notifications. It works in conjunction with an app on a mobile device. So I can keep appraised of stuff going … Continue reading →

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Another Biopsy

Posted on October 17, 2023 by larry

Doctors took some more flesh from me today. I thought I could return to work but it just hurt too much. Went to bed to try and escape the pain. Network seems stable, all patched, need to audit make sure … Continue reading →

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Easier To Manage

Posted on October 16, 2023 by larry

Now that I have most of my Linux servers at Rocky 9, it will make it easier to patch. I am going to give it a try, I think if I schedule it right I can patch weekly. Going to … Continue reading →

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Upgraded IoT Server

Posted on October 15, 2023 by larry

Upgraded the second to the last server on my list of machines to be upgraded. The huge issue was that it had some custom python scripts. I got it working and it is done. Going to look at working on … Continue reading →

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IOT Server Cutover

Posted on October 14, 2023 by larry

Tomorrow is going to be a big one, I am cutting over one of my IOT servers from stage to production. Kind of late and don’t want to do it now, but it is ready. Pretty sure things will break … Continue reading →

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Looking At Going Production

Posted on October 13, 2023 by larry

A lot of my code works now and it is documented and easier to manage. So I am looking to build the new server this weekend. Going to stop code development and move into production. Weight: 344.0

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HTML Mail with Python

Posted on October 12, 2023 by larry

Figured out how to send HTML email with embedded images via python. The intent is when there is an event, I can put the camera monitors from zoneminder into the function and have it generate and send an email. Also … Continue reading →

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Learning More Python

Posted on October 11, 2023 by larry

Getting into python more, learned about variables and immutable. This script has come a long way. I would say it is nearly production ready. I looked at the scope I set out and I think I have met most of … Continue reading →

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Molokai Trip Recap

Posted on October 10, 2023 by larry

Now that I am home, I can post a bit more. On Thursday, the trip was from all the way from Seattle to Molokai. I wanted to be at the airport three hours early, but I was 1 hour off … Continue reading →

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