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Automatic updates on a Raspberry Pi are – in addition to other tweaks that I have presented here – particularly useful to ensure the security of the system. Regular updates close known security gaps and keep the operating system stable and up-to-date. Important security patches are installed automatically without manual intervention, which minimizes the attack surface for hackers and malware. In combination with email notifications, you are always informed when an update has been carried out or a problem has occurred. This ensures maximum security and reduces maintenance costs. And this is how it works:

If you want to slow down the light LED fireworks of your Raspberry, you can permanently switch off the red and green LEDs on the Raspberry Pi 5. To do this, the config.txt under /boot/firmware must be edited. This can be done with the text editor nano, for example:

sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt

Then add the following lines to the end of the file, save and reboot the Raspberry using sudo reboot:

dtparam=pwr_led_trigger=default-on
dtparam=pwr_led_activelow=off
dtparam=act_led_trigger=none
dtparam=act_led_activelow=off
dtparam=eth_led0=4
dtparam=eth_led1=4

Since I have connected my Allsky camera to my router via Ethernet cable, I don’t need Bluetooth or Wifi on my Raspberry Pi 5. Both can be permanently deactivated with two lines.

And this is how it works: