Category: Home Network

Minecraft: Raspberry Pi 5

I decided to upgrade my Minecraft server to a Raspberry Pi 5 to see if I can get better performance, especially when creating new “chunks” (new terrain).  Originally, I was just going to swap over the USB3 SSD but after some reading, it appears I can get better drive...

PHP Server Monitor

I think I have finally found the simple replacement for SiteScope that I have been trying to find. It is a little poorly documented, but provides a simple dashboard (see below) and email or SMS notifications. To get this up on my Raspberry Pi, I first needed to install...

Network Monitoring

So my thought was to use the Christmas break as an opportunity to catch up on some projects. One of these is to build some sort of home network monitor what would let me anticipate when the printer is down or when the cat has chewed through the power...