Announce ReoLink Doorbell on Echo Devices
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by MediaServer8
5M ago
I recently installed a Reolink POE Video Doorbell, and like it a lot. Its got great picture, doesn't require web connectivity, and integrates really well with my Blue Iris set up. The only issue I have is that notifications on my mobile are poor and often missed. The bundled chime works OK inside the house, but when I'm in my detached office, I can often miss visitors.I thought it would be nice ..read more
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Backing up unRAID to Stabelebit Drivepool using Kopia
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by MediaServer8
7M ago
Since I retired Mediaserver 8.1 and  Mediaserver 8.2 in favour of Mediaserver 8.3, I've had a spacious ThermalTake Core X9 case and AMD FX-8320 based motherboard sitting around. I also have a selection of hard drives ranging from 500GB to 4TB that are retired from my main unRAID system. I'd been hankering to turn all of this into a backup server and, in fact, had made a few attempts that never ..read more
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Alexa Music Playback through Marantz / Denon Heos
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by MediaServer8
8M ago
Arising from a query on reddit, I revisited something I'd set up quite some time ago and forgotten all about: using Alexa to play music on my HT system. It works;As can be seen, the processor is on CD input to start. When I ask it to play music, it switches to the HEOS input and plays. If the processor had been in standby, it would have been woken and switched to the correct input.Also, only the ..read more
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Set up Reolink Doorbell video with BlueIris
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by MediaServer8
8M ago
I recently purchased a Reolink Video Doorbell PoE on Amazon prime day to replace the Comfort intercom thats going on 20 years old. I selected this item over others as it supposedly integrates with BlueIris which I use for all my other surveillance cameras.There's no distinct guide for setting this up that I could find, so here's what I did, for posterity.Having set up the Doorbell and got it ..read more
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Best Triple Monitor USB-C Dock I've used
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by MediaServer8
8M ago
I've bought my fair share of docks and peripherals over the years as I love multi-monitor work set ups. My main workstation comprised a client issued HP corporate laptop that I used with a couple of older Dell U3014 30" displays. This was nice, but I was itching to add a third display that I had lying around and found an adapter that works perfectly.It's a 'Selore' branded USB C to Dual HDMI ..read more
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Building an UnRaid Home Server for Media Storage and Automation
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by MediaServer8
9M ago
Are you looking to create a versatile and efficient home server that can handle your media storage needs while seamlessly integrating with your home automation system? If so, building an UnRaid home server might be the solution you've been searching for. In this post, we'll explore the benefits of UnRaid and provide practical advice on building your own home server for media storage and ..read more
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Forcing HDR / Dolby Vision when not supported
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by MediaServer8
1y ago
 I came across VideoProcessor.org through a thread on AVSForums. From their own description, this sounded like something that might be of use for me to see how far I could push HDR on my venerable JVC X500 projector;VideoProcessor turns a computer into a 4k HDR capable live video processor by connecting a video capture card to a renderer and taking care of details such as conversion, timing and ..read more
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Mapping additional and network drives inside an unRaid Windows VM
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by MediaServer8
2y ago
On the unRaid forums recently, I was responding to a user who was asking why his VM gcow2 image did not shrink when files are removed (thread here). I advised that auto-shrink is not standard behaviour, and in the discussion, it became clear that the use case was security camera footage. The user figured out that perhaps saving video files to a network share would be better than to the VM boot ..read more
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Streamer, with benefits
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by MediaServer8
2y ago
I've spent a while refining my a/v setup and finally got around to building a decent home for all the kit. It now all rests on a DIY pull-out and swivel rack that allows for access as needed. However, one of the problems with any rack is the proliferation of devices and cables. In the spirit of consolidation that underpins this blog,  I thought there must be a way of tidying all that up. So I ..read more
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Serial Perl Revisited
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by MediaServer8
2y ago
I'd posted this item on creating a custom serial driver / interface in  PERL a few years ago, and needing to revisit it for another project, I found that there was now an issue with running the Win32::Serial module on 64-bit Windows, Windows 10 specifically.The problem was, when I ran some Perl that previously worked for me, it now failed when querying a serial port with an error like this;error ..read more
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