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Plex

Unable to log into Plex Web View

So, I was tinkering with the Plex Media Server settings and then suddenly I got this error in Chrome from my desktop.

“Plex didn’t send any data”

“ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE”

Visiting my server from https://plex.tv/web worked – really weird.

So, going back over what changes I had made, I found the culprit.

Under the Plex Settings > Settings > Network menu option, I had modified the IP6 “Secure Connections” from “Preferred” to “Required”.  I changed this back to Preferred and that immediately fixed my issue and the web view was working again.

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Uncategorized

Decrypt TP-Link config.bin backup file

Copy your config.bin file to linux then run this command to create a decrypted config.txt :

openssl enc -d -des-ecb -nopad -K 478DA50BF9E3D2CF -in config.bin > config.txt

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Uncategorized

Choosing your own hosting and server type

In the past, I have paid £1000+vat a year for hosting to feed by hosting addiction.  This has whittled down in price over the years and now I’m paying just £42 inc vat!

Choosing the host type

  • Virtual Private Server (VPS)
  • Dedicated Server
  • Cloud VPS
  • Run on your home kit from your home broadband connection

Budget Hosting

Some good value providers in the UK are 123-reg.co.uk and UK2.net   I’ve been with both of them and had a few annoyances (switching my server off | Selling me hosting that was supposed to be maintained, but wasn’t | Me asking them to reboot the host and them saying that it wasn’t where is was supposed to be.  Me asking again… them saying it’s still not there and closing the call) over the years, but in all-in-all they’re worth the money.

However, this has become an absolute no-brainer very recently…  My new provider charge just £3.50 a month for SSD based VPS (mine feels super fast!)  www.vps.net

Premium Hosting

I have used a reseller account in the past and this had all sorts of features like a system for your users to manage their own accounts and resell too.  It all seemed a bit messy to me and eventually I’ve gone for managing it all myself with a few custom written scripts that do things perfectly.

I’ll expand this section as and when.

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Security

Huawei HG523a forgotten password

Okay, I’m a numpty – I forgot the admin password for my router.  The (security driven) delay before you can try again is hampering me from trying the many I might have used – especially as it doesn’t tell you if it was wrong or it is still timed out!

Luckily, on one of my computers, I have a cookie saved that fills my username and password in for me, so I can still log in.  Okay, so I must be able to recover my password from this… right?  I really don’t want to have to factory reset the thing.  Challenge… wait for it… accepted.

  • Enter the menu system (with your saved credentials).
  • Click Advanced and click Okay to proceed.
  • Click Maintenance, click Device, then click the Configuration File tab.
  • Click the Download Configuration File button and save it to your desktop.
  • Open the file with Notepad (or Wordpad).
  • Search for the text Userpassword
  • Copy and paste the password into the http://www.base64decode.org/ website.
  • Click the <Decode> button.
  • Your password will be displayed in plain text.

 

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MineCraft Python Raspberry Pi

MineCraft Pi Edition – Robots game

I’ve just whipped up a 3D Robots game that runs inside MineCraft on the Raspberry Pi.

To install

Bring up a VXTerminal window and run the following command

git clone https://github.com/ZeBadger/minecraft-robots.git
To run

Start a MineCraft game on your Raspberry Pi and then in VXTerminal run the following commands

cd minecraft-robots
python minecraft-robots.py
How to play

Two robots about to collide
                  Two robots about to collide

Run away from the robots.  If they touch you – you lose.  Try and get them to crash into each other by moving strategically.  Kill all 10 robots to win!

Have fun !