This weekend I had the urge to use my raspberry pi!
Podman + the all in one image and I’m up and running. (Ok it wasn’t quick as I played with different Debian releases and getting the podman systemctl process working)
So far, I am most excited about being able to track the humidity on my nest thermostat. I’m in Miami and am in a constant battle with it! I’m playing with the cards and really like the gauge and statistic views.
Connected my pi-hole, my Spotify, weather, lights. Trying to figure out what’s next. Recommendations welcome. Happy to see the community support as I read more.
If you want something inexpensive to play with, start looking at Zigbee devices. There are a variety of environmental sensors, plus motion sensors, contact sensors, and smart lights, sockets and switches.
You will need a Zigbee coordinator to get started, popular choices include the Home Assistsnt SkyConnect, SONOFF USB dongles, and Conbee II.
Building custom devices with ESP8266/ESP32 boards and ESPHome is also a lot of fun, there are plenty of projects for weather and air quality monitoring for instance.
Got the skyconnect and configured it into my podman HA! Now what to buy… 🤔 Project ideas so far: 1 Door and window sensors 2 Ceiling Fan and Wall switch 3 Fountain lights 4 Window shades Probably will go in order