Running the P1monitor container in a Kubernetes environment requires some additional configuration steps. Some things to think about are: Access to serial ports In a Kubernetes/K8s environment access to serial ports on the node is more difficult. There is not a direct option (such as devices in docker compose files) […]
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The page describes porting the original P1-Monitor software, which monitors smart energy meters via the P1 port, into a Docker container to run on any Linux system instead of just Raspberry Pi. This containerized version retains all key features including data visualization and storage externally for persistence and easy updates. It provides installation guidance with Docker Compose, notes on security (should not be exposed directly to the internet), and instructions for updating and migrating from the Pi version.
In the previous birdcam article I wrote about using mjpg_streamer to get my bird camera in ZoneMinder. That made sense since Zoneminder was separate images as frames originally. I recently updated my ZoneMinder installation and it has now the ability to store MP4 files using H264 so it makes sense to […]
This article has an update on used streaming software. You can read about it here Recently I discovered I still had a Raspberry Pi Zero (without WiFi) in my drawer. Since I already wanted to create a bird-cam some time ago (since I saw one online but too expensive) I […]