Tutorials - Ste Wright

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Install Portainer to manage Docker volumes, images and containers

Learn how to install and set up Portainer to manage your Docker containers, images and volumes in this tutorial.

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Install Docker on a Raspberry Pi

Learn how to install Docker on a Raspberry Pi in this tutorial and run your first containerised application.

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Install NodeJS 16 on Ubuntu 20.04

Learn how to install NodeJS 16 on Ubuntu 20.04 in this quick tutorial.

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How to point a domain to a dynamic IP address

Most ISPs, certainly in the UK provide dynamic IP addresses which regularly change. Learn how to point a domain to a dynamic IP in this tutorial.

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Create a Raspberry Pi VPN Server using OpenVPN

In this tutorial, I will guide you through the steps to turn your Raspberry Pi into a VPN server using L2TP/IPsec

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Block ads on your devices using a Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi-Hole

Learn how to install pi-hole on your Raspberry Pi to block adverts on your whole network without installing ad-blockers

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Install NodeJS 14 on Ubuntu 20.04

Learn how to install NodeJS 14 on Ubuntu 20.04 in this tutorial

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Add header API key auth to your NestJS REST API

In this tutorial, I will guide you through implementing header API key auth to your to protect your NestJS REST API endpoints

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Add basic auth to your NestJS REST API

In this tutorial, I will talk you through implementing basic auth to your NestJS REST API to add basic level protection to your NestJS application.

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How to install Nextcloud on Raspberry Pi

In this tutorial, we'll install Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi. Nextcloud is a self-hosted cloud file hosting service similar to Google Drive or Drop Box.

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How to overclock Raspberry Pi 4

In this tutorial, I'm going to experiment with overclocking a Raspberry Pi 4 to 2GHz in order to use it for emulation of retro games. ⚠️ Try this at your own risk

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Install Ghost CMS on a Raspberry Pi

In this tutorial, I'll guide you through installing the Ghost CMS on a Raspberry Pi.

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Run Raspbian from a USB Flash or SSD on a Raspberry Pi 4

Improve the performance of your Raspberry Pi 4 by running Raspbian from a SSD drive or USB Flash Drive following this tutorial.

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Install Gnome Desktop Environment on Raspberry Pi 4

This tutorial will guide you through installing Gnome Desktop environment on Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi 4

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Create a Raspberry Pi VPN Server using L2TP/IPsec

In this tutorial, I will guide you through the steps to turn your Raspberry Pi into a VPN server using L2TP/IPsec

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Switch between vim and nano for editing your crontab

Here's how to switch between vim and nano for editing your crontab in popular Linux distros.

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CSS: How to add momentum scrolling on Safari iOS to elements with overflow: scroll

Learn how to implement momentum scrolling with css on iOS

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Boost Raspberry Pi performance by installing Raspbian on a USB Flash drive from Windows

Learn how to boost the performance of your Raspberry Pi by running Raspberry Pi OS from a USB flash drive

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Brightness flickering on your Surface Laptop or Surface Pro? Here's a fix

Learn how to prevent brightness flickering on your Microsoft Surface Pro or Surface Laptop.

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Create your own Cloud server on Raspberry Pi with OwnCloud

In this tutorial, I'll show you how you can install OwnCloud on a Raspberry Pi to use as your own cloud service.

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Create a RAID volume on Raspberry Pi

Learn how to create a RAID volume for extra data redundancy on your Raspberry PI

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How to add your Plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory

Learn how to submit your WordPress plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory, particularly if you use GIT

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Install Raspbian on a USB Flash drive from MacOS or Linux

This guide will help you through the steps necessary to install Raspbian (current version at the time of writing, Raspbian Jesse) onto a USB Flash drive from MacOS (OS X) or Linux (ie Ubuntu)

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Stop New Relic injecting javascript into your AMP pages

Learn how to stop AMP errors when NewRelic injects Javascript into your AMP pages

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WordPress 4.7 and 4.7.1 vulnerability - Everything you need to know

A content injection vulnerability exists in WordPress 4.7 and 4.7.1. Find out about how to fix it