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Did you know that the Raspberry Pi can be a wireless AP? That’s right! With just a few commands we can make a Raspberry Pi wireless access point that can be used to share your home internet with all of your devices! This is made especially easy now that the Raspberry Pi‘s come with built […]
We have a lot of Raspberry Pi projects and Arduino projects and tutorials on our site. There are a lot of great resources already for learning how to install Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi, included the one from the Raspberry Pi foundation itself. However, some of our readers pointed out that they didn’t want to […]
A VPN server is a great way to provide secure, encrypted remote access to your home. VPN servers are built-in to many pro grade firewalls and home router appliance. pfSense for example is a great open source home firewall that includes both OpenVPN and IPSEC services out of the box. However, many home users don’t […]
RasPlex is without a doubt the simplest way to turn any RPi into a super easy to use Raspberry Pi Plex client. It’s a fantastic and super affordable solution that could be used on every television in your home. When you compare the cost of a Raspberry Pi 3 at ~$25 to that of an […]
In this tutorial we’re going to cover two great ways to create a Raspberry Pi NAS for your home (or office)! It’s a great way to store media files, photos, personal documents, and more. It’s also a good idea to have a place to keep backup copies of items stored on your home PC or […]
A lot of us use a Google Chromecast to stream (or “cast”) movies, TV shows, home videos, and pictures to our televisions and theater room screens. It’s a great alternative to Apple’s proprietary Airplay service. However, many people have become hesitant to use some of the technology from these big tech conglomerates because of privacy […]
The Plex media server is probably the most popular home media server software, right next to Kodi and XBMC. Indeed, we here at The Geek Pub run Plex as our media server of choice. It’s elegant, simple, and works with almost every streaming device and console around. Plex has clients for Apple TV, Roku, XBOX, […]
Raspberry Pi‘s don’t have batteries. This usually means powering the Pi and its projects from a USB power source. In fact, I have more than once resorted to powering my Raspberry Pi from my MacBook’s USB port in order to power it remotely. This is less than ideal. In this PiJuice review we’re going to […]
In this tutorial, we’re going to cover using the the DHT11 (or DHT22) temperature and humidity sensor with the Raspberry Pi. Using the DHT11 temperature sensor with the Raspberry Pi is a great way to get temperature and humidity readings in your projects. Especially to keep tabs on how hot your Raspberry Pi is, if […]
This wiki article covers the water level sensor (sometimes called a leak detection sensor). Included are wiring diagrams, code examples, pinouts, and technical data. This sensor connects to an an analog input pin and provides an integer value generally from 0 to 500 indicating the level of water. When used with a digital pin and […]