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Flashing esphome on Shelly 1 mini gen3
I dont like the stock shelly firmware, as it does not support toggling the light when the switch input toggles (it only supports turning on when the swtich turns on, and vice versa, but it gets confusing when you toggle the light once online, then you have to press the switch twice?!) and because the…
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Abusing the ceph orchestrator for other services
Today I learned I can completely abuse the ceph orchestrator to run all my (other) services in high availability mode. For many years my 30+ services all ran on a single host which goes down sometimes and which runs out of memory most of the day, even when I download more ram from the internet…
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How to crack immich
I have to admit I am also running an immich instance as a photo backup solution for me and some family relatives and friends. Since immich started with this nasty “UNLICENSED” banner on the webapp it was my task to teach immich a lesson and develop a crack for it 🙂 Cracking immich involves a…
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Setting up a WordPress with PostgreSQL
Thinking about creating an useless blog about all the things I do in my free time, starting with setting up a WordPress. But not setting it up like everyone else does, because I dislike running a mysql server in my infrastructure and therefore it’s patching time! Modifying WordPress so it can talk to my already…
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Fixing a seemingly dead Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol D2
I got a really nice deal off of Willhaben: a DJing controller from Native Instruments (Traktor Kontrol D2) with a built-in screen and lots of controls. The only problem: it was sold as defective, description said it won’t turn on. This thing is only compatible with NI’s propritary windows drivers and is not even a…
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Reducing the inrush current of a power distribution box
In another post I reported about my shitty fuses in my flat that constantly go off, whenever I turn on my power distribution switch for my main PC. It looks like the initial high current that fills up the capacitors trips the 16A fuse. My idea to solve the situation: Decrease the rush in current…
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Making dumb wireless power plug smarter with an ESP8266
This time I was adding an ESP8266 devboard and a relais to a dumb power plug, to allows us to control all sorts of loads over the network, for example for standalone lamps. Lessons learned: Don’t forget to add OTA functionality as it will be very hard to update the software on the microcontroller otherwise.…