Year: 2018

Docker Container for phpMyAdmin

Been containerizing a lot of my tools and just added phpMyAdmin to that list. It’s very easy to get going with it esp. if you also happen to have a Docker container running MySQL albeit with one minor issue. Official docker hub page: https://hub.docker.com/r/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/ Use an example Docker Run script below docker run \ –name name \ –restart=always \ -d \ –link mysqlcontainer:mysql \ -p localport:80 \ -e “PMA_HOST=mysqlcontainer” \ phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin localport is the port …

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Docker Transmission Container with Windscribe VPN

Found this awesome container that has Transmission with VPN support which I can use with Windscribe VPN. Docker Hub Link – https://hub.docker.com/r/haugene/transmission-openvpn/ Run command: docker run \ –name somename\ –restart=always \ –cap-add=NET_ADMIN \ –device=/dev/net/tun \ -d \ -v localdir:/data:z \ -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \ –log-driver json-file \ –log-opt max-size=10m \ -p localport:9091 \ –dns 8.8.8.8 –dns 8.8.4.4 \ -e “OPENVPN_PROVIDER=WINDSCRIBE” \ -e “OPENVPN_USERNAME=user” \ -e “OPENVPN_PASSWORD=pass” \ -e “OPENVPN_CONFIG=US-East-tcp” \ -e “LOCAL_NETWORK=iprange” \ -e “TRANSMISSION_WEB_UI=combustion” \ …

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Installing Smart Water Shut Off Valve

I took my smart home journey one step further today. I installed a smart auto water shutoff valve. Wow, what’s that? Well, this device mounts to your main water shutoff valve and automatically open or close it based on your command. Sounds magic! Yes it’s magic. Seriously, we now have Z-Wave devices that do this magic. I bought one such device called “Dome Water Main Shut-Off”. Dome’s device mounts to your main water pipe and …

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Cortana now supports Smart Home integration

I don’t use Cortana very much. I don’t have Cortana powered speakers. I don’t have Cortana app installed on my cellphone and I don’t use any Windows Phones anymore… but one thing that I have and majority of people do is a Windows 10 computer. If you do own that, then Cortana comes installed by default on it and you can actually use it to do some really cool stuff if you happen to have …

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