May 28Raspberry Pi PoE HAT Fan NoiseThe latest Raspberry Pi PoE HAT on a Pi 4 is awesome! One cable to the right switch and you’ve got power and internet. One runs Homebridge giving Apple Home access to Ubiquity cameras, the Nest, and a few other custom things. It’s a great combination, the only thing I…Raspbery Pi2 min readRaspbery Pi2 min read
Mar 14Happy Pi Day — Win a Free Raspberry Pi 4I’m blamed for causing the Raspberry Pi shortage because I built the World’s Largest Raspberry Pi Cluster with 1050 Raspberry Pi 3B+. In my defense I didn’t, all Pi were purchased in February 2019, you can read all about it here. But in March 2020 I had some time to…Pi Day2 min readPi Day2 min read
Dec 23, 2022Christmas Special 2022 — The World’s Smallest Raspberry Pi ClusterA few years back I created a Death Star ornament which started a tradition of wanting to make an ornament each year. It’s been a few years but here is my second ornament in my collection, the World’s Smallest Raspberry Pi Cluster.Raspberry Pi1 min readRaspberry Pi1 min read
Published inOracle Developers·Oct 18, 2022The Raspberry Pi Super Computer at Java One 2022by Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on GitHub here. The Raspberry Pi Super Computer was originally built for Oracle Open World in October 2019. There are 1050 Raspberry Pi 3b+ in four server racks configured in a big square box reminiscent of a British…Oracle Cloud14 min readOracle Cloud14 min read
Published inOracle Developers·Oct 10, 2022A Temporal History of The World’s Largest Raspberry Pi Cluster (that we know of)by Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on GitHub here. The Raspberry Pi Super Computer was originally built for Open World in October 2019. We have 1050 Raspberry Pi 3b+ in four server racks, configured in a big square box reminiscent of a British Police…Raspberry Pi13 min readRaspberry Pi13 min read
Published inOracle Developers·Aug 3, 2022Create a Simple Docker Container with a Python Web ServerBy Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on GitHub here. This article may seem obvious to some, but others need to know how to get started. Having a server running in a container is the beginning of so many great things. Prerequisites Install Docker. Read Create…Docker2 min readDocker2 min read
Published inOracle Developers·Jun 28, 2022Poor Man’s Auto Updateby Chris Bensen Back in the good old days GitHub allowed anonymous downloads. Now it requires username/password or ssh key. That’s no good when the Pi is out of your control. Thus, introducing the Chris Bensen Poor Man’s Auto Update. …Raspberry Pi2 min readRaspberry Pi2 min read
Published inOracle Developers·Jun 1, 2022Introducing Pyrsiaby Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on GitHub here. From the experts of binary management, JFrog, comes Pyrsia. Pyrsia is a solution to the open source software supply chain like nothing you’ve seen before. …Oracle2 min readOracle2 min read
Published inOracle Developers·May 4, 2022Project Kessel RunBy Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on GitHub here. Rockets are cool, so why not create a cloud connected rocket? I’m calling this one Kessel Run. Happy May the 4th be with you! This is an IoT rocket. The flight computer is an Arduino…Cloud7 min readCloud7 min read
Mar 17, 2022Create a Personal File DropBy Chris Bensen If you prefer you can read this blog post on Medium here. Have you ever wanted to share a file with someone, but it contained sensitive information? Many people think email is secure, but it isn’t. There are services, like DropBox and Google Drive, but who knows…Oracle Cloud4 min readOracle Cloud4 min read
