19. Upgrading the camera of the Xiaomi Mi 10T

The Xiaomi Mi10T and the Mi10T Pro have almost identical specs. The only difference is 6GB vs. 8GB of RAM, a model with more ROM but first and foremost a better camera. I had to replace the backside of my Mi10T and wondered if the camera could be upgraded. So I checked online for photos …

Post 18. WD My Cloud first generation reaches End of Life – What can you do about it?

If you own a first generation WD My Cloud device you likely get bombarded with emails by WD announcing that your device is end-of-life and will no longer be supported. The reason given is incompatibility with "critical security updates". First important takeaway: This only applies to the first generation My Cloud / My Cloud Mirror. …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 14 – Open topics

These are the things I still have on my list to figure out and then describe them in this blog: Openmediavault 5. I managed to get it installed, but when it was finished, I could not create any drive. And without a drive, you can't create a share. And without a share...See post 17. OMV6 …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 13. Move files from My Cloud to My Cloud Home (or any server to another) using rsync

After testing the My Cloud Home Debian server for some time, I am at the point for sh*t to get real - moving my files from my My Cloud to my MCH Debian server.But you may use it for moving files between any two servers.The method of choice is rsync and SSH. Rsync has advantages …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 12. Backup Iphone photos to the My Cloud Home via USB and SSH

TL;DR - How to back up iPhone photos via USB cable to your My Cloud Home. I looked for some time to get a solution for photo backup that would work like my WD My Cloud (which is not the My Cloud Home).The My Cloud features an app for both Android and iPhone which can …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 11. Iphone Backup

Yes, you can even backup your iphone to the My Cloud Home. Connect it to the USB port with a lightning cable. It worked with an Iphone 8 but not with an iPhone XS. If followed this guide: https://github.com/corsac-s/ipibackup First install the necessary the libimobiledevices and ifuseapt-get install -y libimobiledevice-utils ifuse Create a place to …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 10. Seafile Server

Seafile is a cloud service that can be hosted on a Single Board Computer. It is similar to Nextcloud but more lightweight and (as I found) easier to install. The speed was sufficient with sqlite if only one or two users accessed it. It stores all files in a database that can be mounted as …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 9. PLEX Media Server

Plex is one of the most complete Media Servers. Check out plex.tv for details. You can download it from https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-media-server Please check there for the latest version and download it to your home directory. At the time of writing this it was the following filewget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.21.1.3876-3c3adfcb4/debian/plexmediaserver_1.21.1.3876-3c3adfcb4_arm64.deb Install it viadpkg -i plex plexmediaserver_1.21.1.3876-3c3adfcb4_arm64.deb Check whether it …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 8. Mini DLNA

If you store media files on your server you might want to stream them e.g. to VLC or other DLNA clients.A very lightweight DLNA server is mini DLNA. I followed the guide of pimylifeup: https://pimylifeup.com/raspberrypi-minidlna/ If you did not create the shares for NFS or Samba already, create them now:mkdir /mnt/data/share/mkdir /mnt/data/share/publicmkdir /mnt/data/share/public/musicmkdir /mnt/data/share/public/moviesmkdir /mnt/data/share/public/TVI …

WD My Cloud Home to Linux Server – 7. NFS

Why use NFS? If you want to access your files with Windows, you will likely not use NFS. But for Linux and Mac clients NFS is slightly faster than Samba when accessing smaller files (<8MB). In order to run, NFS requires the Kernel Modules as desribed in the third post.When you install, make sure you …