The Engineer's Workshop (Page 3)

esp32 • 2 min read

Quick Start Guide to Adding ESP32 to the Arduino IDE Board Manager

The ESP32 is one of the best microcontrollers available to electronics hobbyists due to their integrated wifi, higher storage capacity, and . This is a quick guide on how to add ESP32 boards to the Arduino IDE board manager.…

TorqueWrench • 06 Jan 2020

Linux • 1 min read

How to Set Up a WireGuard Client on Linux with .conf File

How to quickly set up WireGuard on a Linux client with wg-quick and a .conf configuration file.…

TorqueWrench • 29 Dec 2019

Linux • 3 min read

How To Install a VNC Server On Raspberry Pi for Remote Desktop

A rapid-start guide to setting up a VNC server on an RPi for remote desktop, allowing you to quickly obtain a GUI into your homelab.…

TorqueWrench • 23 Dec 2019

Networking • 3 min read

Raspberry Pi VLANs: How To Connect Your RPi To Multiple Networks

A guide for setting up VLANs on a Raspberry Pi. Use a single ethernet cable to connect your RPi to multiple networks at once! This can be used to allow your RPi to WOL devices across different subnets.…

TorqueWrench • 17 Dec 2019

unRAID • 9 min read

How To Set Up WireGuard on unRAID

A quick-start guide for setting up WireGuard on Unraid. Benefits of WireGuard include easy deployment, lower latency, and improved battery life.…

TorqueWrench • 11 Dec 2019

Programming • 6 min read

Develop from Anywhere: How to Set Up a Remote Development Server

Work from anywhere and develop remotely on any desktop. A beginner's guide for how to set up a remote development server.…

TorqueWrench • 01 Dec 2019

Servers • 4 min read

Remote Start for Servers: How To Set Up Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

Start your unattended server wherever you are in the world over the internet. A complete tutorial on wake-on-LAN (WOL) with a reverse SSH tunnel using nothing more than a Raspberry Pi.…

TorqueWrench • 24 Nov 2019

Homelab • 7 min read

The Homelab Lifeline: The Easiest Guide to Creating a Reverse SSH Tunnel

The easiest, quick step-by-step guide for accessing your homelab network remotely via a reverse SSH tunnel on a Raspberry Pi (or any other Debian/Ubuntu device).…

TorqueWrench • 18 Nov 2019

Servers • 7 min read

Connecting Your Raspberry Pi Web Server To The Internet: A Beginner's Guide to Port Forwarding and Dynamic DNS

A tutorial on connecting a Raspberry Pi/Ubuntu web server to the internet. Includes how to set up ddclient for dynamic DNS and how to configure port forwarding on a router/pfSense.…

TorqueWrench • 12 Nov 2019

Proxmox • 6 min read

Configuring VLANs on Proxmox- An Introductory Guide

An introductory guide to VLAN configuration on a Proxmox virtualization server so that you can group related VMs onto their own subnet.…

TorqueWrench • 02 Nov 2019

Ghost • 1 min read

Beginner's Guide to Updating Your Ghost Blog

A step-by-step guide to upgrading the Ghost publishing platform to the latest version. Also includes references on how to back up your Ghost content.…

TorqueWrench • 26 Oct 2019

Ghost • 3 min read

Backup Your Ghost Content to unRAID

Mount an unRAID share locally on an Ubuntu server. This article covers how to mount a directory on your Ghost server to backup Ghost content on your unRAID server. I'll then show you how to backup Ghost's content directly to this unRAID share.…

TorqueWrench • 22 Oct 2019