File Browser

Introduction File Browser is an open-source, self-hosted file browser. The Docker Compose File --- services: filebrowser: image: filebrowser/filebrowser:latest container_name: filebrowser hostname: filebrowser restart: unless-stopped security_opt: - no-new-privileges:true env_file: - .env environment: - TZ=${TZ} - PUID=${PUID} - PGID=${PGID} ports: - 8005:8005…

Configuring the Zigbee2MQTT Docker container for use with Home Assistant

Introduction Zigbee is a standards-based wireless technology developed to enable low-cost, low-power wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) networks. Zigbee is for low-data rate, low-power applications and is an open standard. This, theoretically, enables the mixing of implementations from different manufacturers, but in practice, Zigbee products have been…

Enable sudo without a password

edit /etc/sudoers sudo visudo Then find the admin group permission section: %admin ALL = (ALL) ALL %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL Change to add NOPASSWD: %admin ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Be aware that removing the password requirement to use sudo eliminates a level of security. If…

Dozzle

Introduction Dozzle is open-sourced project sponsored by Docker OSS. It is a log viewer designed to simplify the process of monitoring and debugging containers. It is a lightweight, web-based application that provides real-time log streaming, filtering, and searching capabilities through an intuitive user interface. The Docker Compose File --- services:…

Accessing USB Devices from Docker Containers

One of the common problems people have when they use Home Assistant Container is getting Home Assistant to recognise USB devices that you have plugged into the host computer, usually things like Zigbee or Z-Wave USB dongles. To make this work you need to map the USB stick from the…

SONOFF ZigBee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus

SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle is a universal Zigbee USB stick. It can be used as a universal Zigbee gateway in Home Assistant or other open-source platforms via ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT. The device allows you to locally control all your Zigbee devices, so you don’t need multiple smart…

tmux

Tmux is an open-source terminal multiplexer that replaces the GNU screen. It allows you to access multiple terminal sessions simultaneously in a single window. You can run more than one command-line program at the same time and easily switch between multiple programs in one terminal. This terminal session protects your…