I wanted to control my Icom IC-705 from the local network or over the Internet (using a VPN to connect to my local network).
I’ve made mixed experiences with the Icom RS-BA1 v2 software, that sometimes works perfectly but on other devices or other network "configurations" is unable to connect properly.
So I stumbled upon the software wfview that is an application developed by amateur radio enthusiasts to control modern Icom rigs using either a USB serial or network connection (ethernet or WiFi). Furthermore, it is free and open source software.
As I have a RasperryPi device in my shack I wanted to use it also for this purpose. The RaspberryPi is running Raspberry Pi OS Lite - without a graphical user interface respectively in headless mode.