[DEPRECATED] Go to this article instead https://ades-blog.tiempo.llc/updating-cloudflare-with-your-home-ip-using-python/ There are multiple scenarios where you would like to have a domain name pointing to your home IP address. One method is to use a service like DuckDNS but there are several Dynamic DNS services you could use. Most Dynamic DNS services only allow you to update the …
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Here are the steps to install DuckDNS on your DD-WRT router: After completing these steps, your DD-WRT router should be able to update your IP address with DuckDNS. Please note that DD-WRT does not officially support DuckDNS, so this is a custom configuration. However, many users have reported success with this method. This is obviously …
Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private network. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi-hole This means that if set up correctly, all the devices on your network can benefit from the fact that some of the URLs your devices …
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Are you looking for a secure way to authenticate your Windows computer? Do you want to use OpenSSH to generate a private/public key pair? If so, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, we will show you how to use Windows PowerShell and OpenSSH to generate a private/public key pair. We will also …
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Prerequisites Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have PowerShell 5.1 or later installed on your computer. You also need to have an account that is a member of the built-in Administrators group. To validate your environment, open an elevated PowerShell session and do the following: Steps to Install OpenSSH That’s it! …
The purpose of this article is to help you quickly install and configure the motion package on a Raspberry Pi (3 or 4). This should also theoretically work for several Linux flavors such as Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary, etc. Per their website, “Motion is a highly configurable program that monitors video signals from many types of …
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I don’t know about you, but I don’t want a hooded cyberpunk hacker hacking into my Linux boxes. Luckily, there’s at least one layer we can add to make that much less likely happen. Per a pretty good description and more advanced details surrounding the tool, UFW provides a much more user-friendly framework for managing …
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These instructions teach you how to open ports on a Ubiquiti UniFi® Security Gateway (USG) Prerequisites are that you have the following equipment set up: Here’s some Amazon affiliate links to the devices if you need them Steps: A more comprehensive guide is available here: https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/235723207-UniFi-USG-UDM-Port-Forwarding-Configuration-and-Troubleshooting