Aareebakhizer7·Oct 16Part 4 - The Daily Report and What the Data Told MeHow I built a serverless daily home report using AWS Lambda, Athena, and SES. Five SQL queries that turn smart home sensor data into insights.8 min read·areebakhizer.hashnode.dev
Ccircuitrocks·Sep 28Hide an ESP32-C3 IR Blaster Inside a Walnut for Smart Home ControlHide ESP32-C3 IR Blaster: A maker hid an ESP32-C3 inside a walnut shell to beam IR commands at gear that never got a Wi-Fi upgrade.3 min read·circuitrocks.hashnode.dev
Aareebakhizer7·Aug 3Unlocking Home Assistant Data: Building a Query Platform Part 1 — The PreludeHA deletes all history after 10 days. I built a pipeline to capture, store, and query it permanently.4 min read·areebakhizer.hashnode.dev
Ccircuitrocks·Aug 3Build an ESP32 Water Tank Controller With an Ultrasonic SensorESP32 Water Tank Controller: An ESP32, an ultrasonic sensor, and a relay turn a manual rooftop water pump into a hands-off system that fills the tank and…2 min read·circuitrocks.hashnode.dev
KKyle Katarn·Jun 9Your Thermostat Is Wearing a Blindfold — Here's How I Taught It to Look OutsideTeaching a standard thermostat to factor in the outdoor temperature: when to run, when to stop, and when to just wait.6 min read·katarn.hashnode.dev
RRyan Rodrigue·May 10Silent by Design: Blinds Automation That DisappearsThe Digital Homestead · Home Automation7 min read·blog.wizard-networks.com
MMarius Eugen Vomir·May 1Smart Home Cinema – Voice Control: Why I Built a Voice-Control Layer for VLC and PotPlayerA local-first Windows approach to hands-free movie playback without replacing the media player.12 min read·smart-home-cinema.hashnode.dev
EErika·Apr 14Why Spring Is the Season That Reveals Weak Assumptions in Home Energy SystemsSpring introduces variability in solar production and consumption patterns, exposing weak assumptions in home energy system design rather than hardwar3 min read·a-guide-to-selecting-a-lifepo4-battery-in-europe.hashnode.dev
JJohn Costa·Apr 12From Raspberry Pi to 17-Container Homelab in Six MonthsReplacing streaming subscriptions with a self-hosted media server, book library, and monitoring stack, built in a weekend7 min read·johntcosta.hashnode.dev
RRyan Rodrigue·Mar 29Zone Defense: How I Built a Zone‑Based Firewall That Actually Secures a Smart HomeMost smart home networks are wide open. Here's how I segmented mine into isolated zones using a zone-based firewall, and why it changed everything.8 min read·blog.wizard-networks.com
