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BOFH666 , 12 days ago to Privacy in Looking for recommendations for homebrew security system cameras

Esp32Cam with esphome running a webserver, add frigate in the mix and you can have dozens of cameras for just a few bucks.

Completely open source (apart from the espressif wifi radio stack, but who's counting) and low cost.

Yes, quality of the camera will never compete with commercial stuff, but this is way more fun. Add as much cameras as your frigate instance allows..

BOFH666 , 1 month ago to homeassistant in My friends and family don't understand why I'm so happy with my air fryer notification.

Bluetooth or wifi, depending on the number of accesspoints..

Anyway, a really smart hack!

BOFH666 , 2 months ago to homeassistant in Searching for compatible Soundbar.

Sony SRS-RA8000 owner here. Can confirm it works with the plugin mentioned above.

Using Harman Kardon hardware yields in a way less happy experience.

BOFH666 , 2 months ago to Selfhosted in Used NetApp 6TB SAS for 38€???

NetApp makes storage devices, just like Dell's DataDomain.

Looks like the ad is referring to a ST6000NM0034, a drive from Seagate. Personally, I like to stay away from that brand as far as possible.

Have had good experiences with WD.

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What do I need to separate devices to its own no-internet network and still be able to communicate with within the house and outside? (Diagram provided)

Vlans firewall rules and something to route between the different networks.

This can all be achieved with pretty much every Linux installation.

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to homeassistant in Recommendations for robot lawn mowers

Ok, this is really over the topz but I like it. Wouldn't be too hard, to open the gate when the mower engages.

Clever and nice touch of adding the drain.

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to homeassistant in Recommendations for robot vacuum cleaners

First check the dontvacuum.me site for compatibility.

Flash with modified firmware, run valetudo and disconnect from the Chinese cloud.

Valetudo integrates with HA.

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to homeassistant in Recommendations for robot lawn mowers

The Husqvarna/Gardena etc. are pretty much all one design with different colors.

Checkout https://www.robonect-shop.de/ this is an add on for those devices and unlocks nice features.

Mqtt, pushover, weather etc.etc.

Definitely recommended.

Edit: the HA integration: https://github.com/geertmeersman/robonect

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in Owners of a domain, which domain registrar did you choose and why?

Easydns.ca, no privacy issues. Nothing about me personally in the who's db (.net tld)

BOFH666 OP , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down

Exactly this. Foolish ideas from someone behind a desk.

Nerds and hackers will win this easily.

BOFH666 OP , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down

You got me there... :-)

BOFH666 , 3 months ago to homeassistant in case for esp 32

Openscad, just because..

https://www.printables.com/model/73924-esp32-devkit-v4-case-openscad

Probably convenient to have access to an 3D printer

BOFH666 , 4 months ago to Privacy in SMS from computer

I mis understood, sms is pretty much history over here, so I considered you where looking for some way of sending messages to your phone.

Pushover supports a simple api, which can be used with curl. A la: https://support.pushover.net/i44-example-code-and-pushover-libraries#unix

BOFH666 , 4 months ago to Privacy in SMS from computer

Does https://pushover.net/ work for you? Been using it for several years, works really well and can be used in several applications.

Or some minor scripting with curl.

BOFH666 , 4 months ago to homeassistant in Whole home energy monitor

Thanks for the tip! Installed a Flukso meter several years ago, but it looks like the project is eol.

Always great to have an alternative option.