Setting up MRTG Traffic Monitoring On Cisco / Ubiquiti devices in 15 minutes

Before we get into this post. Let’s start with the solution. Let me show you my installation and what you will build. You can access my installation of MRTG here, and click through my ports. Have a play. Traffic monitoring, do you monitor your switch ports? If you don’t I urge you to. In a … Read more

A Journey in to MQTT With Roller Shutters, Mosquitto, HomeAssistant & Low Powered Micro-Controllers

Its been a journey over the last 10 years in driving heat out of the top story of my house. From double glazing, heavy drapes and window film, keeping temperatures cool and the house dark in summer has been a challenge for our north facing windows (the master bedroom). Near 6 months ago I decided … Read more