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Rob Litjens
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Platform Engineer/DBA. AZURE, Devops Automation, Mountainbiking, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Family, traveling and all combinations of this.
After some troubles with my configuration of HomeAssistant, I think it is time to add at least some security.
In this blog I will tell you how to rename the host of your HA, add a free and safe VPN to it and warn you that one should update its configuration regularly.
rob-litjens.nl/2025/04/rena...
Renaming, add TailScale and update my
In my previous blogs about the VanAssistant i showed you that it is wise to assemble a nice good case around your Raspberry Pi. We configured that Raspberry PI with an m2 SSD in a NAS case. That case ...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This time I explain you how to install a zigbee Adapter and Zigbee2MQTT on hashtag#HomeAssistant. It is not difficult, but you need to take a note on how the Zigbee adapter is added.

I also installed a Door and Window Sensor, to check if the Zigbee2MQTT would work.
rob-litjens.nl/2025/03/addi...
Adding Zigbee2MQTT to my
In my previous blogs about the VanAssistant i showed you that it is wise to assemble a nice good case around your Raspberry Pi. We configured that Raspberry PI with an m2 SSD in a NAS case. That case ...
rob-litjens.nl
March 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
After the last few weeks, I finally found time to write down the findings about Tektonika, MQTT and Modbus.

It is interesting to see how Tektonika is doing this. But nevertheless I found that MQTT is working but not as expected. IF you want to use MQTT you need another way to implement it.
MQTT or Modbus for my
The VanAssistant project is not going that well. Not to much related to technical issues, but more or less relative based. I will not dive deeper into this, but we had some strange weeks going on. Whe...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Look at that.. thank you Koos
Goossens!
May 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Just posted a message on linkedin about an upcoming event to migrate a database to on-prem...

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April 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM
tsql tuesday by @2meterdba.bsky.social : My contribution T-SQL Tuesday 170 – Learn Fast, fix over time | Rob's Blogsite (rob-litjens.nl)
January 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM
To all i met, know and love, i wish you a merry xmas and a wonderfull 2024.
Regards, Rob, Marijke kids and Binck
December 22, 2023 at 10:27 AM
It is GA:

Fabric is GA, just announced at Ignite!!!

#sqlfamily #Datacommunity #azure
November 15, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Goodmorning .... 4 degrees celsius outsiee... #readyforMTBRide
November 12, 2023 at 6:44 AM
November 11, 2023 at 12:27 PM
My calendar for November:
4th: Dataweekender(lnkd.in/enSm6y7W) on DAB
6th Rabobank on Fabric
7th Rabobank on DAB
7th User group Groningen (lnkd.in/ecHFrNkt) on DAB
8th Southampton (lnkd.in/ehCbBccN) on DAB
23rd DataBash (databash.live) on DAB

Databash is on Youtube. Link: lnkd.in/eYGMwFhD
November 2, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Rob Litjens
#DataWeekender 𝟲.𝟱 is happening on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

We are happy to have @stepanresl.bsky.social board our van.

Full agenda : dataweekender.com/schedule

Register: meetup.com/dataweekende...

#Dataweekender #dataplatform #conference
October 27, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Reposted by Rob Litjens
#DataWeekender 𝟲.𝟱 is happening on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

We are happy to have @robsewell.bsky.social board our van.

Full agenda : dataweekender.com/schedule

Register: meetup.com/dataweekende...

#Dataweekender #dataplatform #conference
October 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Reposted by Rob Litjens
#DataWeekender 𝟲.𝟱 is happening on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

We are happy to have @roblitjens.bsky.social board our van.

Full agenda : dataweekender.com/schedule

Register: meetup.com/dataweekende...

#Dataweekender #dataplatform #conference
October 27, 2023 at 6:13 AM
As promised to some people in the industry, it is October and it is time to start working on my #DataAPIBuilder stuff again. I found it interesting. It fits in various scenario's I am working on.

#dataAPIBuilder #Devops #AzureCommunity #SQLFamily #SQLHelp
lnkd.in/estqJ93y
October 4, 2023 at 6:51 PM
I am happy to announce that I am speaking at Data Bash 2023. November 25th I will present my session named "Open up your database by API".

Thank you #Databash2023 for having me!

#datacommunity #Azure #Devops #dataAPIbuiler
September 22, 2023 at 7:39 PM
@knarf64.bsky.social welkom op bluesky
September 19, 2023 at 5:43 AM
Hint?
September 13, 2023 at 3:39 PM
I asked Bing Image creator the following: I want an image on Microsoft Fabric Magic called Fabricadabra. The outcome looks only a little bit... I think
September 1, 2023 at 11:54 AM
Oslo anno 2023 #datacommunity
August 31, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Upcomming Event:
Next week (September 2nd): Data saturday Oslo
Check the awesome schedule:
datasaturdays.com/2023-09-02-d...

#SQLFamily
August 25, 2023 at 7:18 AM
At #Datasaturday35 in Oslo I am speaking about Defender for SQL again. This conference must be great. But there other great and important sessions
At the time I am speaking there are awesome sessions on DBAchecks, Purview and Fabric. All nice to go, but there is seldom a session on Defender for SQL
August 23, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Next tuesday at 16:00 I am speaking again at a charity for S ❤️ nia. More information at the following link:

Thanks (L) Dejan Sarka and Kompas_Xnet for Organizing

Kompas Xnet - What's New (kompas-xnet.si)

#sqlfamily
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August 16, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Yesterday was Fabric day. Nothinh about wearing Clothes, but for my presentation at Datafabric usergroup Denmark. Thanks to @brianbonk.bsky.social for challenging me to do something new. Not finished yet but lets continue these Fun stories.
https://www.rob-litjens.nl/a-bad-dress-is-a-good-rehearsal/
August 11, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Welcome..Another me at another place.
August 10, 2023 at 6:06 PM