Assembling the AlexaPi 3D Printed case kit is pretty easy, and I'll take you through with a slideshow with text instructions. This guide applies to the AlexaPi Case Accessory Kit and the AlexaPi Case Full Kit which includes the pre-printed 3D case (just skip over … [Read more...]
Build Your Own Mini-ITX Firewall with IPFire – Complete DIY Guide
Introduction Today I will show you how to build your very own compact Mini-ITX Firewall using easily sourced parts with the excellent (and Open Source) IPFire firewall operating system. You can also use any old PC with an extra Ethernet card, but this guide does … [Read more...]
Setup LAMP Server on Raspberry Pi 3 – [Updated 2018] Complete DIY Guide
Introduction [This guide has been fully updated in 2018 to reflect the changes to MySQL in Raspbian "Stretch" v9.x] You wouldn't think a little PC like the Raspberry Pi 3 could handle the job of being a Web Server, but it does, and performs flawlessly too. Today … [Read more...]
Budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Under $600 DIY Guide
Introduction Today I'll show you how to build your own budget 6TB RAID-5 Network-Attached Storage (NAS) System for your home or small business for under USD$600. We'll be using a second-hand desktop PC and a dedicated hardware RAID controller card, but purchasing … [Read more...]
Smoothwall maintenance
Just doing some maintenance to my Smoothwall Homebrew build I built about 12 months ago, few issues with the operating system so I decided to do an entire reinstall of Smoothwall version 3.1. Check out the original build video here: … [Read more...]