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Updated:May 31, 2022 By steve

How to Install Mosquitto on The Raspberry Pi

Mosquitto is a very lightweight broker and a Raspberry Pi can easily cope with MQTT traffic on clients on a

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Updated:December 26, 2020 By steve

Smart Home Thermostats and How They Work

Smart home thermostats are probably one of the most common smart home devices. In this tutorial we will look at

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Updated:January 4, 2022 By steve

Configuring Networking on The Raspberry Pi

There are a number of common requirements that require configuration. They are: Static IP address DNS settings Gateway Settings Wi-Fi

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Updated:November 30, 2021 By steve

Introducing the Smart Home Simulator

If you are looking at: Getting Familiar with Smart Home APis Learning how to control smart home devices Developing dashboards

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Updated:October 7, 2020 By steve

Monitoring Your Internet Connection With Node-Red

How reliable is your internet connection? Do you often experience drop outs? In this node-red project we will create a

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Updated:February 10, 2021 By steve

Controlling Smart Home Devices

A smart home device can be considered to be made up of three major Components. Connectivity Control Protocol Control App

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Updated:November 13, 2021 By steve

Understanding Smart Home APIs

How do you control your smart home device? Well regardless of the wireless technology (Wi-Fi,ZigBee etc) or the application protocol

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Updated:October 7, 2020 By steve

Monitor Internet Speeds with Speedtest-cli and Node-Red

Speedtest-cli is a command line tool by Ookia which is available for Windows,Linux and Mac. The install instructions are available

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Updated:October 14, 2021 By steve

Wiring A Home Network-(Practical Beginners Guide)

Although creating a wired Ethernet network isn’t expensive it is time consuming, involves basic DIY abilities, and making a mess.

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Updated:October 4, 2020 By steve

A Beginners Guide to Proxy Servers and VPNs

Privacy considerations aren’t just for those with something to hide. Most people today use the Internet for shopping, banking and

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