Episode 297: Introduction to Home Automation: Part 2 - a podcast by Noah J. Chelliah

This week Noah and Steve dig into the exact make and models of devices they use, what they like, what they don't like, and how to do it yourself!
-- During The Show --01:50 Hedgedoc Profile photo
Sleuth Asked:How do you set profile photos in hedgedoc/codimd?
Gravatar (https://en.gravatar.com/)03:10 Differences Between Remote Access? - Griffon
SSH/OpenVPN/TailScale (https://tailscale.com/)/Firezone.devOpenVPN Built into PFSense
SSH open to the webSSH Guard (https://sshguard.net/)
Fail2Ban (https://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)CrowdSec (https://www.crowdsec.net/)
08:55 Cloudflare for self hosting? - JJCloudflare decrypting and re-encrypting
Maybe for a public siteHardpass
Please write back in12:45 Option for Power Monitoring - Patrick
Egauge (https://www.egauge.net/)Stores 30 years of data
Not Open SourceEasy API
Cheaper options out there15:50 Energy/Solar Monitoring - Jeremy
Emporia Vue2 (https://www.emporiaenergy.com/blog/introducing-emporia-vue)Multiple Emporia Vue2 (https://community.emporiaenergy.com/topic/multiple-vue2-same-panel/)
Phases18:50 Re: Phones and Privacy - Roger
Silent Pocket (https://slnt.com/)Faraday Cage for phones
Practicality of faraday cages on phones23:20 News Wire
Linux 5.19 from AsahiThe Register (https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/31/linux_5_19/)
Firefox 103Mozilla (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/103.0/releasenotes/)
Linux Mint 21OMG Ubuntu (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/linux-mint-21-download-and-new-features)
Linux Mint (https://linuxmint.com/download.php)GitGuardian GGCanary
Open Source For U (https://www.opensourceforu.com/2022/07/gitguardian-releases-ggcanary-project-to-identify-dangers-associated-with-open-source-software/)Limit Theory
Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshparnell/limit-theory-an-infinite-procedural-space-game/posts/3564318)Arctic Tern BMC
Phoronix (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC)90nm FDSOI Manufacturing
Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-us-chip-maker-skywater-expand-open-source-chip-design-platform-2022-07-28/)Electronics Weekly (https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/skywater-and-google-enable-open-source-90nm-fdsoi-manufacturing-2022-08/)
Mark Pearson Lenovo Linux UpdatePhoronix (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lenovo-Linux-2022-State)
Linux 6.0 AMD Temp MonitoringPhoronix (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.0-More-AMD-k10temp)
Fedora CC0 LicensingSecurity Boulevard (https://securityboulevard.com/2022/08/open-source-licensing-shift-fedora-blocks-creative-commons-cc0/)
Open Source For U (https://www.opensourceforu.com/2022/08/what-made-fedora-choose-to-use-cc0-licensed-code-as-the-boot/)650% Linux Malware Increase
Make Use Of (https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-malware-all-time-high-2022/)25:10 IOT Devices, Sensors, and Control Points
ZwaveAeoTec (https://aeotec.us/)
Inovelli Switch (https://inovelli.com/products/switches/)Voice Control
Mycroft (https://mycroft.ai/)
MycroftHome Assistant Skill (https://github.com/MycroftAI/skill-homeassistant)
Smart Speakers (Alexa, Apple, Google)Power Monitoring
CT ClampHire a qualified electrician
Basic and Advanced monitoringEmporia Vue2 (https://www.emporiaenergy.com/blog/introducing-emporia-vue)
Crestron (https://www.crestron.com/)Very Expensive
OpenHAB (https://www.openhab.org/)NodeRed (https://nodered.org/)
Java MonolithMore flow chart, less linear
Independent, also integrated into Home AssistantHome Assistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/)
Install on a RaspberryPiHolds your hand
Almost perfect mobile interfaceWorks with the community
A lot of momentum behind itWiFi Communication
Tasmota (https://tasmota.github.io/docs/)ESPHome (https://esphome.io/)
MQQTRumba MQQT (https://github.com/johnboiles/esp-roomba-mqtt)
Requires app for setupworks offline
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