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In this video, we'll look at various server apps from TrueNAS. In this example, we'll read our digital electricity meter, process the data with NodeRed, store it in a database, and display it in a dashboard with Grafana.

The path to your own home server:

#1) DynDNS setup (for Unifi gateways):    • Unifi OS - DynDNS Einrichtung in der Dream...  
#2) VPN setup (for Unifi gateways):    • Unifi OS - VPN Einrichtung in der Dream Ma...  
#3) Home server installation and hardware:    • Mini-PC als Homelab - Zusammenbau des Serv...  
#3.1) A quick look at the BIOS:    • Kurzer Blick ins BIOS vom Mini PC | HomeSe...  
#4) Operating system installation:    • Betriebssystem Installation auf Mini PC | ...  
#5) TrueNAS - Setup and creating a NAS    • TrueNAS - Einrichtung - Die wichtigsten Sc...  
#6) TrueNAS - Permissions management with examples:    • TrueNas Rechte-Management - Nutzerrechte /...  
#7) TrueNAS apps (electricity meter data with Grafana):    • TrueNAS-Apps - Stromzähler-Daten mit MQTT,...  

Table of Contents
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0:00 Foreword
0:55 MQTT Server
3:09 Stream Reader Setup
3:48 Setting Up MQTT Explorer
4:55 NodeRed
17:00 Creating a Database / Setup
22:11 Using InfluxDB in NodeRed
23:17 Writing Data to InfluxDB
28:02 Installing Grafana
28:47 Grafana Setup
36:04 What's Next?

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