…Easy monitoring without the overhead A quick way to know if everything's working as expected The biggest difference, as always, is in how Homepage changes your approach towards basics, like monitoring…
…I have it configured to automatically download new episodes of my favorite tech and sports shows, but only when my phone is connected to the home Wi-Fi network. The list of…
…I recently ripped out my smart bulbs and went back to basics: high-quality dumb LEDs plus a motion sensor, and it was the ultimate smart home power play despite it feeling…
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
…While it might not be adept at running the newest titles, old gaming GPUs have a ton of potential in a home server build, where they can excel at local media transcoding…
…Smart home tutorials, forum threads, and even Reddit debates suggest that. But there’s a basic misconception in that comparison — they don’t compete for the same job. Raspberry Pi is a…
…If your home lab already runs through Home Assistant, an ESP32 touchscreen can become the control panel the commercial smart home market keeps trying to sell in a much more locked-down…
…That last point is the main reason I use power conditioners on my home theater, my desktop PC, and my network rack, because I've suffered equipment damage before and I won…
…In fact, something as basic as remote viewing, where you can access your media server from outside your home's network, or let friends share your library, requires the Plex Pass. If…
…Sign in to your XDA account Most ESP32 projects I see treat the chip as an island that boots, joins a Wi-Fi network, and talks to Home Assistant. The chip is…