InfluxDB: If you are lazy, you need to be smart

Like most programmers, I’m lazy in some aspects.
One of them is updating databases to the newest versions :)

My InfluxDB for PV Dashboard is still an older 1.7 version. Everything works great and there is no need to upgrade, but a few days ago I need to rebuild a few queries due to billing changes from my power company, Tauron.

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Missing „ingredient” of PV Dashboard

PV Dashboard, my Grafana, which integrates PV data from multiple sources using NodeRED and InfluxDB after few iteration is still missing important piece.

BACKUP. WHERE IS BACKUP?

Yep, that’s me, you’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation…

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I’ve migrated my main server to Oracle Cloud (ARM)

Times, when I had a big discount on Webh, came to the end. Facing big VPS payments, I decided to migrate. Few solutions attracted my attention.

I was guided mainly by practical reasons – the cheaper, the better. Of course, I’m joking. One of the main requirements was reliability and sustainable performance with cost-effectiveness in mind.

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I made an app for Spotify FOMO addicts

Every user of any application has its use cases. Probably no two people use the same application in the same way. In this short blog post, I will tell you how I use Spotify and why FOMO is placed in the title.

Probably you wouldn’t know that someone could have a problem which I resolved with my newest app, but the solution is wildly anticipated :)

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