Category Archives: New Toys

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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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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Checking My Code

Posted on October 3, 2023 by larry

Learned something IT from my son. He taught me pylint to be used to check my code. That was cool. Been super tired today, I had ok time for sleep. Hoping tonight I will sleep better. Weight: 343.4

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Couple Advances In Script

Posted on October 1, 2023 by larry

I was able to figure out how to subscribe in Paho-MQTT multiple Topics, I am pretty sure I can have it inspect for stuff coming in from a independent units and even Zigbee via Home Assistant. So it may be … Continue reading →

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Its a Trap

Posted on September 29, 2023 by larry

Insert Star Wars Meme Here Anyway, I was going to edit a media wiki entry. But I got an Exception TypeError. I know this is related in the upgrade from CentOS 7 to Rocky 9. Basically the PHP version was … Continue reading →

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Replacing UNO with Tasmota Devices

Posted on September 28, 2023 by larry

I actually got quite a bit of amount of steps going back and forth from the mailbox trying to get Tasmota to see the mailbox getting opened. Recall I have these UNO boxes sensing 433Mhz But recently moved to Tasmota … Continue reading →

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Python As A Service

Posted on September 27, 2023 by larry

In Centos 7 I have been running screen on reboot (via cron) to start a script like this. @reboot screen -d -m -S pir /opt/bin/myscustom.py But wanted to be more modern and use systemd unit files and as of Rocky … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Physical Boxes

Posted on September 21, 2023 by larry

Getting together things needed to do the physical boxes upgraded to R9 Got 4 that are at CentOS 7. Eventually will get all of them to Rocky 9. For sure will do my last Plex server this week, and if … Continue reading →

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Working Through Ansible Installs

Posted on September 20, 2023 by larry

Got my first service to install via ansible, it is openldap. It worked so well I upgraded my Rocky 8 LDAP server to Rocky 9. Need to be careful though, I made sure I could log in via local account. … Continue reading →

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Full Application Installs

Posted on September 19, 2023 by larry

Working on documenting different application installs via ansible. I think I got openldap going. Learning a bunch of things, should speed up my deployments. Woohoo, finally cracked 340 again. Weight: 339.2

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