This post is about building a simple DMX-USB-Interface for 2€. Hardware The DMX standard to control lights and other effects is based on the RS-485 standard. All you need: Connect the 3-PINs of the XLR connector (also works with 5 PINs DMX or DMX over RJ-45) with the corresponding PINs of the RS-485 board. Software… Continue reading DIY DMX-USB-Interface
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DIY Fohhn-Net NA-11 Converter Alternative
This article is about building an “USB to Fohhn-Net Converter” for Fohhn Audio devices for 2 € (instead of paying hundreds of Euros for the Fohhn NA-11 converter). Fohhn Net is based on RS-485, which is a simple standard for data transmission. So all you need is a USB to RS-485 interface – and a… Continue reading DIY Fohhn-Net NA-11 Converter Alternative
SMS Two-Factor Authentication for TYPO3
TYPO3 introduced Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with TYPO3 version 11.1. This is a great step to prevent TYPO3 users from being hacked! This post shows how to activate SMS as a second authentication factor (2fa). Wait! Why SMS? As you probably already know, SMS is not a good solution for a two-factor authentication. SMS can be… Continue reading SMS Two-Factor Authentication for TYPO3
TYPO3 11 Upgrade: Backend 404 not found
Update nginx configuration TYPO3 introduced new URL’s for the backend. If you’re using an nginx, please add the following to your nginx configuration: Please make also sure, that no other nginx rule matches /typo3/ After updating your configuration restart your nginx or reload your configuration. You can find a full configuration example here:https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/guide-installation/master/en-us/In-depth/SystemRequirements/Index.html#nginx Update Apache… Continue reading TYPO3 11 Upgrade: Backend 404 not found
TYPO3 emails with AWS SES, MailChimp and more
Have you ever struggled sending emails with TYPO3?Why not sending them with an external, established and highly professional 3rd party email provider? TYPO3 has a not documented feature to send out mails easily with: Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) Gmail MailChimp Mailgun Mailjet Postmark SendGrid Sendinblue Since version 10.0 TYPO3 is using the symfony/mailer to… Continue reading TYPO3 emails with AWS SES, MailChimp and more
Create S3 bucket for TYPO3 with Terraform
In this post we will create a simple AWS S3 bucket and an administrative user which can be used to connect your TYPO3 instance with the S3 bucket. Since cloud services become bigger and extremely powerful it’s highly recommended to manage your cloud infrastructure as code instead of clicking around in the web interfaces.We will… Continue reading Create S3 bucket for TYPO3 with Terraform
Connect TYPO3 with AWS S3
Some years ago TYPO3 version 6.2 introduced the File Abstraction Layer “FAL” to integrate any file storages within TYPO3. Using S3 buckets as file storage could have two benefits: Storing large files on a serverless platform Delivery the files easily with the AWS CDN CloudFront to increase the performance So I started in 2014, sponsored… Continue reading Connect TYPO3 with AWS S3
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