This blog post describes how to generate your own DietPi LXC container template in the Proxmox VE. Based on the template you can then instantiate LXC containers. 1. Overview The generation is done in the following steps: The basis for your LXC container is a Proxmox DietPi VM which you want to convert to a […]
Use DietPi-Backup in your multi-device environment
This blog post deals with the DietPi tool DietPi-Backup, it describes the procedure of the backup/restore, especially if you have several DietPi systems which you want to backup on a central backup server. It shall be shown, The basic backup/restore functionality was described in the recommendable video “Raspberry Pi Backup Einrichtung – ganz easy mit […]
Discover exciting X11 desktops for your DietPi
In the last blog entry Install a DietPi desktop system in a few steps, the installation of a DietPi system with a graphical user interface is described. DietPi has built in installation options for a couple of desktop variants (Xfce, MATE, LXDE, LXQt, GNUstep).This blog post describes how to install further desktop variants and how […]
Install a DietPi desktop system in a few steps
The DietPi base installation basically focuses on headless resp. machines without a graphical user interface (GUI) dealing with server applications like Nextcloud, Pi-hole, media servers, etc.Generally, an installation of a graphical desktop via dietpi-config and dietpi-software is not difficult, but with the DietPi built-in automated installation process this can be simplified. This blog article shows […]
Have your own online meeting server (Nextcloud Talk)
Nowadays in times of Covid, the number of online meetings is rising compared to presence meetings. This is the fact not only in the professional work, also in private collaboration areas like team oriented work, union/club meetings, etc. online meetings are done more and more.Well known meeting tools are Skype, MS Teams, Jitsi (free and […]
DietPi Dashboard v0.6.0 released
The v0.6.0 release of DietPi Dashboard brings many new features, changes, and bug fixes. For information on the dashboard itself, see the documentation. Here are some of the important changes: New Features Customizable Token Expiry The expiry time for the login token generated can now be changed in the config file (/opt/dietpi-dashboard/config.toml). Customizable Log Level […]
Features of the new DietPi-Dashboard
With DietPi 7.8, DietPi-Dashboard was initially added. This lightweight web dashboard allows you to take advantage of some features offered by your DietPi system, all from your browser. Main features The main features of the DietPi Dashboard are Statistics The main page shown to you by the dashboard, it lets you see many basic statistics […]
Using Beets with Other Software Titles – Why Should you use DietPi?
Recently, the music organizer Beets was added to DietPi. Using plugins or just the generic music folder, Beets works great with many other optimized software titles. Usage Beets is very simple to use, just run beet import /path/to/music to import music into your library. It will probably ask you some questions about the metadata of […]
Decentralized File Hosting on IPFS – Why Should you use DietPi?
Do you have some spare space on a hard drive, and want to help contribute to a decentralized internet? IPFS, the Inter-Planetary File System, can do that! This guide will assume that you already have a working DietPi installation. Topics covered What is IPFS? IPFS is a distributed file sharing system, that wants to “make […]
Ad-Blocking with DietPi: Pi-hole vs. AdGuard Home
What to choose? Since DietPi v7.3 we have added AdGuard Home to the options of ad blockers (DNS-Servers). That means you can choose between the options: The question now is: Which solution should I choose as my ad blocker? There are many comparisons available in the internet. The majority of them come to the result […]