Your router has a client limit, and it might be a problem for your smart home
…Realistically, you wouldn't build a mansion on a cardboard foundation, so don't build a $2,000 smart home on a $40 or even free internet service provider router in 2026…
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Your router's WPA3 security is breaking your smart home, and here's what to do about it
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…While AppDaemon uses Python scripting and ESPHome handles microcontroller firmware, Node-RED offers a drag-and-drop visual interface specifically suited for building smart home automations. Grafana, on the other hand, is…
The $20 "Cheap Yellow Display" is the best addition to my smart home in months
…though you could build this display into any physical housing if you wanted. It's incredibly versatile and can be reprogrammed on a whim, so a smart home dashboard can become something…
Repurposing an old PC as a NAS seemed smart until I checked the power bill
…Smart plugs are king in the smart home One of my favorite purchases for the smart home is smart plugs, and they worked really well in helping me work out just how…
This $125 discounted Ubiquiti access point is what your home network has been missing
…They're excellent for upgrading the home LAN to better handle modern data requirements. If you're planning out a smart home with thousands of IoT devices, network-attached storage (NAS), and…
I replaced my Raspberry Pis with $5 ESP32s for smart home projects, and they do everything I need
…On the smart home front, however, I’ve transitioned to microcontrollers. To be precise, I’ve started using ESP32 boards for the majority of my smart home experiments. Yeah, I’m aware…
My smart home was a mess until I gave it a brain
…my smart home became a digital scavenger hunt The trap of a "smart home" is that you often end up serving the technology instead of it serving you. I started building mine…
Your smart home needs both an ESP32 and Raspberry Pi 5, not one or the other
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account For the past few months, I’ve been making the case…
Stop wasting your old tablet on Netflix and use it as a smart home command center instead
…Besides running old media playback app builds, there might be lingering vulnerabilities. After all, your payment details are attached to the streaming accounts. With a smart home dashboard hosted locally, you are…
Home Assistant's best upgrade costs nothing, but it changes everything
…Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations My smart home arsenal made the default dashboard too disorganized…