Guest Brent Gervais joins to discuss changes in homelabs, including building and maintaining dashboards, platforms and software usage, networking stability with TailScale, media stack updates, Nix OS and Ansible, package managers, operating systems, reverse proxies, desires for automation using ESP 32, syncing media libraries, and integrating home pods.
Switching to obsidian has improved note-taking and organization.
Tail-scale has revolutionized networking with a secure and private mesh network.
Proxmox remains the preferred solution for server virtualization.
Deep dives
Main Idea 1
Switching to obsidian has been a game-changer for note-taking and organization.
Main Idea 2
Tail-scale has revolutionized networking by providing a secure and private mesh network.
Main Idea 3
Proxmox remains the go-to solution for server virtualization.
Main Idea 4
Nix OS has become a preferred choice for managing server operating systems.
Using Smart IR and Home Assistant to control Fujitsu mini splits
A listener shared their setup for controlling Fujitsu mini splits using an IR blaster and Home Assistant. They use a single board sonoff four-channel pro with four instances of ESPHome thermostat module connected to Home Assistant. Temperature sensing is done with YowMe temperature sensors with custom firmware. They also have another ESP32 picking up Bluetooth from YowMe's devices and sending it back to Home Assistant.
Utilizing ESP32 and Smart IR for HVAC control
Another listener mentioned their setup for controlling their hot water baseboard heating system. They use an ESP32 with four relays to control the zone valves and four instances of ESPHome thermostat module. Temperature sensing is done with YowMe temperature sensors. They also use another ESP32 to pick up Bluetooth from YowMe devices and send it back to Home Assistant over MQTT.
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