MotionEye is a web interface for the Motion service, which is commonly used on Raspberry Pi to connect, manage, and monitor all kinds of cameras. It’s not directly available in the official Raspberry Pi OS repository, so I’ll guide you through the process of installing everything on your Pi in this step-by-step tutorial. MotionEye can…
Brave is a fairly new web browser based on Chromium with your privacy in mind. Until recently, it wasn’t possible to install it on Raspberry Pi, but it’s now an option. If you are using it on your computer, you may want to give it a try on your Pi too. Here’s how to do…
With the new Raspberry Pi models available, video capture and streaming become possible.Even if we are still far from a professional computer, the Raspberry Pi 4 can handle this pretty well.One of the most used software for video capture on PC is OBS Studio, and it is possible to install it on Raspberry Pi. Let’s…
Rocky Linux is a pretty new Linux distribution, started by the creator of CentOS, following a controversial decision made by Red Hat to discontinue the CentOS project. When I was working as a sysadmin, CentOS was often recommended as the best choice for Linux servers. A few years later, Rocky Linux looks like the perfect…
The Raspberry Pi has so many uses, that sometimes it’s important to consider security steps in our projects. One great use is to install a firewall on the Raspberry Pi to protect the hosted services or data. In this article, I will show you how to install and use one easily. The easiest way to…
More and more devices can be used with Bluetooth, and interestingly, it’s not that complicated to use these Bluetooth devices with a Raspberry Pi (even without a desktop environment). So, if you have a Bluetooth mouse or speaker you’d like to use with your Pi, keep reading, and I’ll show you everything. On Raspberry Pi…
Most Raspberry Pi models come with 4 built-in status LEDs: power, activity, and two on the RJ45 port. If you keep a Raspberry Pi in your bedroom, or even on your desk, it can be pretty distracting. In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how to get rid of the LEDs (in the configuration obviously,…
Using Android TV on your Raspberry Pi and connecting it to your TV is an excellent alternative to Kodi (with OSMC or LibreElec). The system is more intuitive, as you can install apps directly from the Play Store, and it works well out of the box. The installation has improved over the years, but it’s…
Recent Raspberry Pi models are more powerful than traditional routers, so using one in this role could be interesting. But it’s not perfect, as they are not supported by most router software (or only in command lines). Fortunately, OpenWrt might be the solution. It’s available on Raspberry Pi with a web interface to configure everything….
On a fresh installation of Raspberry Pi OS, you now have the choice of the username (before that it was always “pi”). But if you want to change it later on, there are a few steps to know to not break anything. Today, I’ll address how you can safely change a username. The Linux command…