Coded With Love

Encrypted Arch Linux Installation

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Since a few years, I’m a big fan of Arch Linux: Always up to date packages and no major release upgrades, due to its rolling releases philosophy. And minimal installations only packed with the tools you need.

So I’ve got a new device and I had to install it from scratch, including LUKS encryption and the slim systemd-boot.

Bye-bye old CMS, hello Static Website

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Exactly 9 months ago, I wrote an article about my new blog (this one) and the story which CMS I’ve picked and why.

Back then, I’ve written a few blog posts and was happy with my decision. But there is a problem with all those fancy content management systems out there: Housekeeping.

Ikea Tradfri - Arduino based Reset- & Pairing-Station

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Resetting Ikea Tradfri devices, especially the different lightbulbs, can be annoying. There is an official video showing the process of switching the bulbs on and off six times, but the timing has to be nearly perfect. For me, it works only one out of five times. If you have to reset your entire set of light bulbs or even two or more, you have to be a very calm person… ;)

VS Code as Home Assistant Editor

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Home Assistant can detect most of your devices automagically and you can configure the new fancy Lovelace UI directly in Home Assistant. But if you want to go deeper and love configuring things manually, so you exactly know what’s happening, you need an external editor. Vim may be good enough for terminal heroes, but Visual Studio Code can add a few benefits.

Fixing my Ambilight's Rainbow Color Phenomenon

Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I have a weird problem with my self-built Hyperion Ambilight: It shows rainbow colors when shutting down the AV Receiver and there is no HDMI signal anymore.

Should I use an SSD for my Raspberry Pi?

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Raspberry Pi is a great device for a bunch of projects. As a server for your home automation project, a 3D printer controller, a simple NAS or a media center, the possibilities are limited by your imagination only. Nonetheless does a Raspberry Pi, even in the newest generation 3, have its limitations.

Starting a Blog - Again

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Every once in a while I want to share projects, experiments or my experiences and think about creating a blog. To be honest, I’ve already created a few blogs in the past, but it was difficult to keep posting new entries: Sometimes I wasn’t happy with the software, or I didn’t find the motivation to customize the theme to my needs and so it wasn’t fun to write and present my content at all. But why is it so hard to find the perfect blogging platform?