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    Considerations to take for MM that won't be at my house?

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    • R Offline
      retroflex Project Sponsor Module Developer
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      Setup a VPN server at her place, then you can safely access everything. IMO, it seems overly complex to relay warnings etc. She can just call you when things doesn’t work.

      I haven’t tried MMM-Admin, but with SSH you can do anything, so I would just go for that.

      The only thing that you cannot solve is if the raspberry falls off the network. Then you have to reboot locally. Or simple option: pull the plug. But if you pull the plug while writing to the SD card, strange things can happen…

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @bbqdpotato
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        @bbqdpotato said in Considerations to take for MM that won't be at my house?:

        what must I take into consideration

        Moving in together.

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          retroflex Project Sponsor Module Developer
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          One more thing… don’t buy a cheap SD card. Buy a high quality one that gets good reviews together with a RPi. Then you will at least minimize the risk of a corrupt card. Sandisk has worked good for me.

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            pyrosmiley
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            Take a look at having the remote mirror set up a reverse SSH tunnel — that way you can reach it without having to change network settings on her end. You can pick a nonstandard port to open/forward on your end, and it can just automatically reach you. Installing MMM-Remote as a home screen “app” on her phone gives her controls without too much complication.

            There’s also this solution which looks very promising, but I haven’t had the chance to check it out yet.

            Also: take a look at a Chromecast-style WiFi manager, like this one. I use this particular one but it’s the same concept. That way if there are any network changes or whatever, she’s not left stranded mirror-wise. Also, it’s just extremely handy.

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              MadScientist @retroflex
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              @retroflex said in Considerations to take for MM that won't be at my house?:

              One more thing… don’t buy a cheap SD card. Buy a high quality one that gets good reviews together with a RPi. Then you will at least minimize the risk of a corrupt card. Sandisk has worked good for me.

              Use a cheap SSD. Much more reliable. That’s what I am using for more than a year now.

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                bbqdpotato @Guest
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                @Sean Very nice! I hadn’t seen that before.

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                  bbqdpotato @retroflex
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                  @retroflex Good call. I’ll add it to the help document I include that if it acts up in any way, it should be rebooted.

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                    bbqdpotato @Mykle1
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                    @Mykle1 It’s a work in progress. :)

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