My essential self-hosted toolkit

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Kiosks are designed to offer users specific information or a specific experience, while preventing access to any other activities on the device. They are often found in airports, shops, hospitals, cafes, and museums — any location where people need easy access to information or services like timetables, waiting times, product information, directions, self check-in machines, and so on. Kiosk mode on your Raspberry Pi allows you to boot straight into a full‑screen web page or an application without using the desktop environment. It’s the foundation for many different projects where you want to display information for a dedicated interaction with a user. To demonstrate kiosk mode we are going to set up our Raspberry Pi to boot automatically to a full‑screen raspberrypi.com web page, which will rotate with the time.is/London web page.

Creating Virtual Networks (VLANs)

Virtual Networks (VLANs) segment networks to improve performance, security, and traffic management. They help isolate devices and users, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and limiting the spread of potential threats within a network. This guide covers VLAN creation and device assignment using UniFi and third-party gateways

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