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Setting Up HomePage with Docker Compose

 Setting Up HomePage with Docker Compose Key things to get right, While installing  HomePage Docker:  ✅ Best Practices for Docker Compose: Use a .env file to securely store API keys, usernames, and passwords. Set the server name and ports under the HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS environment variable to avoid host validation errors. ✅ Widgets Configuration: For the Portainer widget, set the environment variable as "env: 2". ⚠ Common Errors & Fixes: 🔹 Error: HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS: Failed host validation  Fix: Ensure server name and ports are correctly set in HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS. 🔹 Error: End of the stream or a document separator is expected  Fix: This is a syntax error—check for extra characters in the file. 🔹 Error: Portainer API Error: Unable to find an environment with the specified identifier  Fix: Ensure correct variable names without mismatches. 🔹 Error: Portainer invalid JWT token Fix: Get the correct token from Portainer, stop the container, run d...

Upgrading Raspberry Pi OS Lite from bullseye to latest architecture bookworm and Setting Up Home Assistant on OMV

 Upgrading Raspberry Pi OS Lite from bullseye to latest architecture bookworm and Setting Up Home Assistant on OMV This guide covers upgrading Raspberry Pi OS Lite from Bullseye to Bookworm, installing OpenMediaVault (OMV), enabling Docker containers, and setting up Home Assistant. Finally, I’ll update Raspberry Pi Connect - Lite for remote SSH access. Contents: ✅ Enabling Docker Compose on OMV7 and Setting Up Containers 🔹 Step 01: Enabling Docker repository 🔹 Step 02: Installing OMV-Compose & plugins 🔹 Step 03: Creating a shared folder structure 🔹 Step 04: Creating a Docker Compose file to deploy containers Home Assistant on OMV Container Installing Home Assistant Container Adding Tapo Cameras Installing HACS Integration Remote Access with Raspberry Pi Connect - Lite Setting up SSH access for remote management This setup ensures a smooth transition to the latest Raspberry Pi OS while optimizing OMV for container-based applications like Home Assistant. Link:https://www.gout...