#295 Raspberry Pi Server based on Docker, with VPN, Dropbox backup, Influx, Grafana, etc: IOTstack

If you ever dreamed of a Raspberry IOT server with backup to Dropbox and secure remote access from everywhere through your own VPN, all based on Docker containers, you have to watch this video about IOTstack.
We will:
- Install Docker with many containers like Mosquitto, Node-Red, Grafana, influxDB, Postgres, Portainer, and Adminer
- Increase the live expectancy of your SD card by disabling swapping and by installing log2ram
- Automatically backup all valuable data to the cloud, in our case, to Dropbox
- Setup PiVPN to remotely and securely access our home network from anywhere in the world
- Besides that, you will learn a lot of useful things about Docker containers

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[MichalKottman]

Other youtubers: Here are 4 concepts, let's explain them over 10 videos.
Andreas: Let's explain all of them in one awesomely understandable video.

[adamkelly]

please continue with the summaries, I find them very helpful when I'm trying to find information from your videos a long time after I first watched them.

[jmize]

Easily the most educational 18 minutes I have spent in a long while. I have had other people try and explain docker to me without measurable success, but you succeeded. This is exactly what I have been wanting to do ever since I (laboriously) set up an RPi with mosquitto & NR. I will get myself a fancy new RPi and re-do the whole thing. Thanks to you and Graham!

[perseus]

Hello Andreas. I think the summaries are one of the things that are very distinctive from other content producers. Also they act as an important reminder of everything discussed on the video (sometimes a lot of precious information!). Very educational. Please keep up the good work!

[greatbullet]

I have never seen a Tutorial more on point than this and im a dev since childhood. :D

[cfeigel]

I've only watched the first 7 minutes and already realize how many problems this solves, and how much work it must have been. Fantastic job, guys!

[michelebernasconi]

I found your summaries/conclusions extremely useful! In particular while rewatching older video they are very practical to get quickly to the point. I hope you will keep them in future videos!

[dano]

I too am trying to wrap my head around docker. Many thanks. I think the summary is very professional and I hope other YT creators will consider copying the practice. Cheers.🇦🇺👍

[waltsteinchen]

Really the best - and most simple - explanation for Docker containers! .. Thank you Andreas!

[yosoyjose]

hello andreas. I enjoy the summary, it is the perfect way to remember everything about the video. Very educational.
Thank you.

[martin_mue]

I appreciate that you always prominently feature the original creators of the tools you use. With open source / free software many forget that there has to be someone that creates the tools we use for free.

[kali_muon]

About the summary: please keep it. In my opinion, it's one of the best parts of your videos, as it helps me remember the things you teach. They're especially helpful in longer videos. Thank you for being awesome, Andreas!

[tonybell]

Perfect Andreas, I've been thinking about docker for a long time, excellent explanation.... Off to the workshop ! 👍🍺

[HelmutTschemernjak]

I feel the summary is very good, because you explain so much and the summary gives us a guide what we learned. Many people hangup videos after a few minutes, however often they come back to re-watch the video once they start such projects.

Of course you have many experienced followers where they may don’t need a summary, however the new once are most important for the channel and the summary helps big way.
Regards Helmut

[DavidDyck]

Thanks for the mention of disabling swapping!

[FSST]

Hi Andreas, I like the balance between "big picture" information and "lower details". Your accent is very understandable. So, after ~18 minutes of watching your video, I have the Inspiration and clear understanding of how to reproduce your setup in my hardware. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[Webshadow]

i loved your summaries and found them very useful especially after videos about complex topics !

[DialMMicrocontrollr]

Another great video by the engineer with the Swiss accent. I like the summaries. Great job, I will use some of this for the VPN portion.

[vracerman]

This is a superb video Andreas. Contains all the concepts for a modern home automation/gateway setup . Raspberry Pi, Docker, MQTT, Node Red, InfluxDB, Grafana. This will be my first project for 2021, combined with Lora sensors (as described in other videos of yours). Thank you very much.

[fluffyblue]

I like the summaries.
They are great for learning. An extra repetition is good. It makes the new knowledge stick.
Advanced viewers probably skip them if they kinda already know the concepts you're talking about. Beginners will certainly appreciate them.