Recent posts

Automated Raspberry Pi Backup with rsync

4 minute read

A couple of weeks ago, I made an attempt to reduce USB hard drive noise by idling it automatically. It didn’t work out that well – the drive seems to be possessed, turns itself on seemingly randomly, and the logs tell me nothing.

At Night all Blood is Black

1 minute read

Thoroughly enjoyed At Night all Blood is Black by David Diop. Raw and morbid, but with a poetic, hypnotic rhythm. Quote: It feels like I’ve returned from far away. Who am I? I don’t know anymore. Shadows surround me, I can’t see anything, but I begin to sense a warmth lending me life.

Moving Raspberry OS to a larger SD Card

1 minute read

I’m tweaking my setup to reduce reliance on the noisy external hard drive. I want to keep more data on the SD card, which is why I decided to move up from 16GB to 64GB.

Rest in peace, David Lynch

1 minute read

Wikipedia: In an August 2024 interview with Sight and Sound, Lynch said he was suffering from emphysema due to years of smoking, and had become housebound due to health risks. (…)

The Outrun

less than 1 minute read

Surprised how much I liked it. It was so authentic, flowing and real. I didn’t want it to end. Gorgeous cinematography by Yunus Roy Imer, stayed so close to the characters and the nature.

Reducing External Hard Drive Noise

less than 1 minute read

I have a 12 TB WD Essentials USB hard drive connected to my Raspberry Pi 3B. It’s annoyingly loud, so I needed a solution to spin it down when not in use. There are several ways to do it, I found that hd-idle worked for me.

Calibre Web

1 minute read

I synchronize my Calibre library between my Mac and Pi using Syncthing. I add and manage books on Mac and do a one way sync to Pi to prevent database corruption. And then Calibre-Web on Pi picks up the database and makes it available on my local network.

Plex Media Server

less than 1 minute read

I use Plex Media Server as my personal, local/cloud music library. I have a lifetime Plex Pass, which gives me access to all Plexamp features, including setting it up as a headless player on my Pi.

Installing Apps

4 minute read

I run a bunch of apps on my Pi. Most of them via Docker.

Misc Setup

1 minute read

An assortments of things I set up on my Pi to prepare it for operation.