Re: Low Power Linux Server
Ryan <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:14:03 -0600
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--Apple-Mail=_ADB03676-90CD-4999-9CF3-7E1600097234 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The cameras are Dahua PoE IP Cameras; one is a big fancy PTZ with 12x optic= al zoom.. they just ftp the video the server 24/7 and I have a script that = runs to keep the drive from filling up.. it then shares the drive over the = network where I can review the videos with a regular video player. When sen= sors go off if the big PTZ can see the zone it will instantly go to a prese= t overlooking the area of the disturbance.. When the mail man comes it zoom= s in on the mailbox, when my gate opens up to the back yard it zooms in on = the gate.. there is even a motion sensor over my back yard parking area tha= t keeps a really good eye on my cat sunbathing. For automation I am using Domoticz (http://domoticz.com/) with a Z-Wave don= gle; my 2 BBB=E2=80=99s run Domoticz Slave nodes and I use the GPIO=E2=80= =99s for wired sensors/relays.. lots of custom scripts to talk to the TV/AV= R/etc. The thermostat and most of the light switches are Z-Wave; a few outl= ets are Z-Wave; the mailbox is Z-Wave but most of the security sensors are = hardwired through the BBB=E2=80=99s=E2=80=A6 Right now I am using a protobo= ard with a bunch of opto-isolators to provide me with 12v/50mAh GPIO for my= security sensors; needed for signals over any distance, ive got a nice cle= an circuit board designed for this task but I havent sent it off for fab ye= t. I have a custom webui that makes ajax json requests to Domoticz and gives m= e a simpler, wife approved, interface https://www.dropbox.com/s/1if5nhxlcex09t2/Screenshot%202015-03-09%2015.53.1= 4.png?dl=3D0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5em77fzikrpmmo/Screenshot%202015-03-09%2015.53.2= 5.png?dl=3D0 Everything is proxied behind nginx configured only to allow x509 TLS authen= tication from my in-house CA, as long as the device has the certificate ins= talled it can connect from any network without prompting for credentials. In the garage is a BeagleBone black with an OpenSprinkler carrier board for= my lawn and garden irrigation. Next up is 2 factor authentication for unlocking the front door and disarmi= ng the security system; I am wanting to use a UbiKey with a keypad/card rea= der; then wiring up my big fish tank for monitoring and automation and fina= lly a whole house energy monitor, its one of those never ending projects. Cheers, -Ryan On Mar 9, 2015, at 3:40 PM, John Goerzen <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. What sort of cameras are those? And what sort of home auto= mation/security are you doing? I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave here, but not = much of a Linux component to it. >=20 > John >=20 > On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote: >> Ive got a CuBox i4pro (http://www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/) wi= th a routed IP ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that 4x1080p s= ecurity cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home automation, securit= y, authentication and host monitoring services like a champ. It sits mostl= y idle and never hits swap space; I had some stability issues a while back = that turned out to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been running months = since I installed a new one without issue. >>=20 >> Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers, remote gpio= and gps time server, they have small li-ion batteries wired directly to th= em as they have built in battery charger/backup; but for me they were too s= low and limited on storage for primary server use so they do more simple an= d dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep em running for at least 6h,= haven't tested it much thankfully. >>=20 >> Cheers, >> -Ryan >>=20 >> On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge <[email protected]> wrote: >>=20 >>> Does anyone have experience using a Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a Lin= ux server? I'm not doing anything particularly demanding with my current se= rvers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like to replace them wi= th something more power efficient. I'm also considering using a SSD as the = primary drive to further reduce power consumption. I think by doing that ev= en a small UPS would keep them running for hours rather minutes during powe= r failures. >>>=20 >>> --=20 >>>=20 >>> ---=20 >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou= ps "ACLUG Discussion" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send = an email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>=20 >> --=20 >>=20 >> ---=20 >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group= s "ACLUG Discussion" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send a= n email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > ---=20 > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups= "ACLUG Discussion" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an= email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --=20 ---=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= ACLUG Discussion" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --Apple-Mail=_ADB03676-90CD-4999-9CF3-7E1600097234 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset= =3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-= mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>The cameras are D= ahua PoE IP Cameras; one is a big fancy PTZ with 12x optical zoom.. they ju= st ftp the video the server 24/7 and I have a script that runs to keep the = drive from filling up.. it then shares the drive over the network where I c= an review the videos with a regular video player. When sensors go off if th= e big PTZ can see the zone it will instantly go to a preset overlooking the= area of the disturbance.. When the mail man comes it zooms in on the mailb= ox, when my gate opens up to the back yard it zooms in on the gate.. there = is even a motion sensor over my back yard parking area that keeps a really = good eye on my cat sunbathing.</div><div><br></div><div>For automation I am= using Domoticz (<a href=3D"http://domoticz.com/">http://domoticz.com/</a>)= with a Z-Wave dongle; my 2 BBB=E2=80=99s run Domoticz Slave nodes and I us= e the GPIO=E2=80=99s for wired sensors/relays.. lots of custom scripts to t= alk to the TV/AVR/etc. The thermostat and most of the light switches are Z-= Wave; a few outlets are Z-Wave; the mailbox is Z-Wave but most of the secur= ity sensors are hardwired through the BBB=E2=80=99s=E2=80=A6 Right now I am= using a protoboard with a bunch of opto-isolators to provide me with 12v/5= 0mAh GPIO for my security sensors; needed for signals over any distance, iv= e got a nice clean circuit board designed for this task but I havent sent i= t off for fab yet.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a custom webui that make= s ajax json requests to Domoticz and gives me a simpler, wife approved, int= erface</div><div><a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/1if5nhxlcex09t2/Scree= nshot%202015-03-09%2015.53.14.png?dl=3D0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/1if5nhx= lcex09t2/Screenshot%202015-03-09%2015.53.14.png?dl=3D0</a></div><div><a hre= f=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5em77fzikrpmmo/Screenshot%202015-03-09%2015= .53.25.png?dl=3D0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5em77fzikrpmmo/Screenshot%202= 015-03-09%2015.53.25.png?dl=3D0</a></div><div><br></div><div>Everything is = proxied behind nginx configured only to allow x509 TLS authentication from = my in-house CA, as long as the device has the certificate installed it can = connect from any network without prompting for credentials.</div><div><br><= /div><div>In the garage is a BeagleBone black with an OpenSprinkler carrier= board for my lawn and garden irrigation.</div><div><br></div><div>Next up = is 2 factor authentication for unlocking the front door and disarming the s= ecurity system; I am wanting to use a UbiKey with a keypad/card reader; the= n wiring up my big fish tank for monitoring and automation and finally a wh= ole house energy monitor, its one of those never ending projects.</div><div= ><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>-Ryan</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>O= n Mar 9, 2015, at 3:40 PM, John Goerzen <<a href=3D"mailto:jgoerzen@comp= lete.org">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-inte= rchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20 <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "> =20 <div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> Interesting. What sort of cameras are those? And what sort = of home automation/security are you doing? I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave here, but not much of a Linux component to it.<br> <br> John<br> <br> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite=3D"mid:F8950B72-DD99-4262-82A0-2D9F39587A5D-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"= type=3D"cite"> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8"> <div>Ive got a CuBox i4pro (<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"http:= //www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/">http://www.solid-run.com/product/= cubox-i4pro/</a>) with a routed IP ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that 4x1080p security cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home automation, security, authentication and host monitoring services like a champ. It sits mostly idle and never hits swa= p space; I had some stability issues a while back that turned out to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been running months since I installed a new one without issue.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers, remote gpio and gps time server, they have small li-ion batteries wired directly to them as they have built in battery charger/backup; but for me they were too slow and limited on storage for primary server use so they do more simple and dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep em running for at least 6h, haven't tested it much thankfully.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cheers,</div> <div>-Ryan</div> <br> <div> <div>On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge <<a moz-do-not-send= =3D"true" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g= t; wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Does anyone have experience using a Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a Linux server? I'm not doing anything particularly demanding with my current servers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like to replace them with something more power efficient. I'm also considering using a SSD as the primary drive to further reduce power consumption. I think by doing that even a small UPS would keep them running for hours rather minutes during power failures.</span></div> <div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"> </div> -- <br> <br> --- <br> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group.<br> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:a= clug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">aclug-discussion+unsubscribe@= googlegroups.com</a>.<br> For more options, visit <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"https= ://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br> </blockquote> </div> <br> -- <br> <br> --- <br> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group.<br> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:aclug-dis= cussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">aclug-discussion+unsubscribe@googlegr= oups.com</a>.<br> For more options, visit <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"https://g= roups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br> </blockquote> <br> </div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div> -- <br> <br> --- <br> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= ACLUG Discussion" group.<br> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">ac= lug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br> For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">http= s://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br> </blockquote></div><br></body></html> <p></p> -- <br /> <br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;ACLUG Discussion" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">ac= lug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br /> For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">http= s://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br /> --Apple-Mail=_ADB03676-90CD-4999-9CF3-7E1600097234--