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Install Secure Monit for Home Media Server Monitoring

July 19, 2016December 28, 2015 by Mike

Monitoring Linux systems securely is important for home media server management. Use Monit to monitor your media server services and send email alerts if things have gone wrong. I personally use secure Monit on my web servers and media servers with https so nobody can sniff my password. Monit has … I'm curious

Install Latest NTFS-3G from Source Debian + Ubuntu

December 25, 2015 by Mike

NTFS-3G allows you to read NTFS formatted hard drives on Linux systems. This is a huge convenience for users who wish to use their hard drives on both Windows and Linux systems. There are ext4 wrappers for Windows that allow you to read hard drives formatted with ext4. There is … I'm curious

Install NZBGet on Banana Pi Pro Arch Linux

June 5, 2017December 17, 2015 by Desgyz

NZBGet – the lightweight, easy to use usenet downloader. With a beautiful and easy to use user interface downloading NZBs will now be easy. Using the pre-made bash-script from the official NZBGet website your installation will be simple to install and even simpler to update from within the NZBGet web … I'm curious

Monitor + Autorestart Plex Media Server Service Failure

July 1, 2016December 8, 2015 by Mike

Linux systems make excellent media servers. Since Plex Media Server has been unofficially available on the Raspberry Pi 2, Banana Pi and other ARMv7 devices, some users have wanted to monitor the service and restart it automatically.

Monit is the perfect service for that as it has advanced probing for … I'm curious

Install + Configure Mumble Server Banana Pi + DDNS

December 5, 2015 by Mike

Mumble is an open source VoIP system popular with gamers. As an alternative to Teamspeak that autoadjusts your volume and normalizes audio so there is no super loud or really quiet in chat sessions. On the Banana Pi, you can create your own private Mumble server to share with friends, … I'm curious

Install Plex Media Server Arch Linux on Banana Pi Pro

December 13, 2015November 26, 2015 by Desgyz

The awesome Plex Media Server can now be installed using Arch Linux on the Banana Pi models using multiple different methods. Arch Linux is a very small simplistic Operating System which provides more resources on the software your trying to run instead of the Operating System itself. Plex will run … I'm curious

Install Arch Linux on Banana Pi Pro

December 13, 2015November 8, 2015 by Desgyz

Arch Linux is a simple lightweight linux variant inspired by CRUX. The design approach of the development team follows the KISS principle (“keep it simple, stupid”) as the general guideline, and focuses on elegance, code correctness, minimalism and simplicity, and expects the user to be willing to make some effort … I'm curious