Earlier this year I decided to automate an existing bedroom roller blind in the hopes of encouraging a more natural wake-up with sunlight. Exploring a few different options I landed on the Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1. It supports a
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Increasing availability with Zigbee Bindings
Zigbee devices have been running throughout my home for a few years now. Overall, they are pretty reliable however even a basic setup entails a significant chain of dependencies. In my case, I use Home Assistant (HA) as a hub
Review 2 - 100 Days of Home Lab
It's been a little while since the last update so it's time for a check-in, some reflection and a tactical change in direction. Looking backDay 8 - 21Energy was generally high during this period and I learned a lot. I
Review 1 - 100 Days of Home Lab
One week into 100 Days of Homelab and the experience has been great! I dropped two days this week due to personal commitments but made more progress than I expected despite the missing days. Going in, I was convinced that
Day 1 - 100 Days of Home Lab
It's been quite some time since my last post and as it turns out, the convenience of having a Ghost instance doesn't eliminate the effort required to start writing. As a wise co-worker recently reminded me "It's about impact, not