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This site began as a place to document projects. I often found that I forgot how I had solved some problem. A computer programmer by trade, I also wanted to have more hands-on hobbies (and less...

The next step in our our DIY stereo system was the audio control. Even the best audio system is no use without some good sources from which to play. Many people enjoy being able to stream music via...

Building a multi-room home audio system begins by making "dumb speakers smart." Like with Sonos, these DIY wireless receiver(s) can be grouped together and play music from many different sources...

In many cases, cheap ambient air temperature sensors are fine. However, it's possible to save a good deal of money on electricity and gas through the use of more accurate sensors. This post breaks...

HVAC systems can be very elaborate. But with some research, it's surprisingly easy to learn how to replace a thermostat with a smart, programmable Raspberry Pi thermostat. Even basic, student-focused...

When trying to figure out why the internet is slow, it can be hard to learn exactly which device on the network is eating up all the bandwidth. Many solutions to this problem require software to be...

Many people come to the DIY IOT space by way of Arduino Uno & Nano. One simple approach to home automation is to treat the Arduino as a USB device which provides the Raspberry Pi sensors'...

Deploying Kubernetes has gotten easier than ever. Home Automation with Raspberry Pi(s) can now benefit from some of the tools used by large-scale deployments. There are many. ways to design an IOT...

The Home Assistant Prometheus exporter already does the work of shipping data for Grafana to access. Working with it can be a little challenging though, and there are a few bugs, so here are some...