Enabling SSH on Debian Raspberry Pi
Debian is the default recommended image for the Raspberry Pi. If you’re using the Raspberry Pi as a server you’ll most likely want to be able to manage it remotely over the network using a local...
View ArticleLogging into a Rasberry Pi using Public/Private Keys
In a previous post we covered enabling sshd on the Raspberry Pi. Now that we’ve got SSH setup I’ll cover how to log in using a public/private key-pair rather than using password authentication. This is...
View ArticleInstalling Rails 3.2 on ArchLinux Raspberry Pi
Before I was playing with Debian on the Raspberry Pi I was messing with ArchLinux and managed to get Rails 3.2 running on the Pi. I’m posting this up as a quick guide for anyone else that might want...
View ArticleHome automation with Ruby using the LightwaveRF Wifi Link box
I recently got to play with the LightwaveRF Wifi Link box (http://www.lightwaverf.com/). They’re becoming fairly common in the UK with companies like screwfix selling them. You can get a range of...
View ArticleRemote controlled Home Automation using Sinatra, Ruby and the LightwaveRF...
In the last post I created a Ruby Gem to communicate with the LightwaveRF Wifi Link Box. The next step was getting that gem into a web server so that I could send commands to the LightwaveRF box over...
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