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BtSync: Let my NAS sleep
Posted on March 11, 2016 Leave a Comment
BitTorrent Sync (btsync) will re-index all files every 10 minutes to look for new files to sync. After installing btsync on Raspberry Pi initially and then ending up running it on an Odroid-C1 my WD NAS never sleeps. The first 48 hours it was expected since it took all that time to index all the […]
Raspberry Pi: BitTorrent sync alternative Syncthing
Posted on March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
Btsync is a great tool for syncing data and backups to several different locations. By leveraging the torrent technology you can increase the download/upload speeds by adding more nodes to the swarm. Installing Btsync on a built in system like the Raspberry Pi or Odroid-C1 is a challenge since it consumes a lot of system […]
Odroid: Swap on USB-stick
Posted on March 9, 2016 Leave a Comment
Swap is used when the kernel runs out of memory and need to swap less used information to the disc to make space for information currently in use. In a good setup the swap will never be used but if it’s needed and not existing it will make processes crash. I have just started out […]
Raspberry Pi: BitTorrent Sync
Posted on March 8, 2016 5 Comments
BitTorrent is not only pirated movies and tv-shows it’s an actual technology for moving large amounts of data between several nodes at once. There are several applications for this sync technology. Large companies like Facebook use it to sync new releases among all their production servers for example. If three or more nodes are syncing […]
Odroid: First setup
Posted on March 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
If you have installed Raspberry Pi in the past the Odroid will not be a problem. It a little more hands on and require a little more effort then the Raspberry Pi. Here is a quick guide how to get you Odroid up and running. In this example I use an old Odroid-C1 that I […]
Raspberry PI: Central kodi database
Posted on February 16, 2016 8 Comments
When you run more then one Kodi device with a shared media repository you should also run a shared library. With a shared library you only need to update the library on one of the Kodi devices when new media is added. There are a few other great benefits of running a shared library like […]
Raspberry Pi as a torrent server
Posted on September 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
A Raspberry Pi is a great for creating an always on torrent box that can take care of all your downloading and seeding. If you combine it with a NAS and a Raspberry Pi Kodi media center you will have a really sweat setup. The Raspberry Pi has a low power consumption, I run my […]
Raspbian: fstab doesn’t mount NFS on boot
Posted on September 15, 2015 8 Comments
Ran out of disc space in one of my Raspberry Pi projects last night. Of course I did a quick and dirty install with NOOBs so cloning to a larger SD-card felt like a drag. So I decided it was time to upgrade from a 4GB SD to a 16GB SD as well as the […]
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