Why the hell can’t I login to PostgreSQL?
Some possible reasons and solutions Wrong host Use the “-h” flag: psql -h localhost -U phisaver –password Wrong syntax Use -U and […]
Author: Brett
Periodic Emails with Django
Rough notes on meeting these requirements: Using Django Send weekly / daily emails to someone Log results Be robust and simple Packages […]
WordPress Setup (and Migration)
WordPress: meh. But anyway:
Long Distance European Hiking… with a Tweenager
Gear Sleeping bag MD Ultra 500 (900g) has a probable EN rating of -8°C (limit) to 0°C (comfort). This was ok for […]
Energy Dashboards
Currently (2021) PhiSaver has one billlion data points. It’s a bit hard to display in a single user dashboard. An efficient user […]
Energy Monitoring: Circuit Positives and Negatives!
Control Volume Switchboard This is how I use a control-volume approach to practically monitor circuits. It’s half maths and half “it’s easy […]
InfluxDB v2 (Flux) Setup for Energy and Power Data from Iotawatt
This are my notes on setting up InfluxDBv2 for storing Iotawatt power readings. Specifically I needed to: Transition a live site from […]
Raspi (Zero W or Rpi 4) router with wlan1 Wifi Dongle
Pi Zero There are a few options to do this. I used the official documentation and adapted it to create a script: […]
InfluxDB1 to InfluxDB2 with SSL
Install new Ubuntu 20 LTS on AWS (t3.medium). ‘t3 is better value than t2’ (tried installing influxdb2 (auto upgrade from v1) then […]
Enclosures for electronics and RF
Investigations into using ABS, polycarbonate and sheet metal enclosures to house electronics with a focus on getting that radio signal (wifi, 3G/4G) […]