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RPi email using sSMTP

RPi email using sSMTP

Introduction – There has got to be an easier way. After setting up Cacti and automating tasks with CRON and Webmin, email notification was the next step.  Searches for sending email from Linux typically generate results that gravitate around sendmail.  This is no different for the RPi.  Sendmail has its good points, but its a service that runs constantly and provides features well beyond simple email notification. I wanted a binary that just sends emails and only runs when I need…

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True RPi Infra Red Imaging

True RPi Infra Red Imaging

Introduction – It can start with an email In this case, it did.  The folks over at Sparkfun sent me product offering email that had an interesting breakout, the FLIR Dev Kit.  This is essentially a camera module that senses in the infra red spectrum.  They mention some details about the breakout on their website, so go check it out if you want more details. Purpose – They have an app for that…no, seriously they do. A few months back I…

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Cacti, RPi, and GPIO device readings

Cacti, RPi, and GPIO device readings

Introduction – CactiPi isn’t as hard to eat as you might think. In my earlier post, the RPi command and control features have been an excellent way to show capabilities. Webmin showed how complex admin tasks can be done graphiclly, without the need for a desktop environment. Smokeping was introduced, but not covered in detail. This tool is usefull in identifying host availability on the network, but it doesn’t go much further. This is were Cacti comes into play. This is…

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