Blog Posts

  • Installing OMV on Raspberry Pi

    Open media vault allows you to run a NAS server on your raspberry pi. the easiest way to install it on your pi is to install the default “lite” version of the OS. That is the one with no “Desktop” and then run the following script: After that completes, you’ll also want to run this…

  • Backing up Raspberry Pi

    Backing up Raspberry Pi

    Why!?!? “Why!?!?” That’s what I was asking when my pi stopped working. After days of configuration and tinkering it just wouldn’t connect to the network anymore. I said to myself “Welp, I guess I’ll reinstall from scratch” and spent the next few hours installing and setting everything back up again. Solution? Make a Backup using…

  • Using Kotlin multi-platform for Android and iOS with firebase

    So I just started a new app that is being built for Android and iOS. I’m building it using kotlin multi-platform (KMP). I started it by following a guide on jetbrains’ website. I started it by following this guide. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-multiplatform-dev/multiplatform-getting-started.html#next-step after kdoctor said that my machine was ready for cross platform compilation I moved on…

  • QR codes

    QR code text data formats So I’ve been playing around with QR codes. I wanted to know how to generate different data that can be read by a phone. I found the following page that describes how to format the data using text only. https://github.com/zxing/zxing/wiki/Barcode-Contents Save space using all caps QR codes have a special…

  • Ubuntu has a firewall enabled by default

    So when setting up my ubuntu server. I was running into issues connecting from different machines on my local network. I ran a port scan using nmap to see that many ports were filtered. I tried many things, but in the end one simple command fixed it.