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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Sunnydmess to c/homeassistant
 

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.

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[โ€“] SteWi 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you like statistics give graphana a look. It's a very powerful graphing toolkit, given enough time you can create really beautiful views of your data.

If you need aditional data: Many smart plugs can measure power consumption...

Before buying more sensors/actuators: Think about the communication pritocols you want to use:

WiFi

  • No additional HW required
  • Simple setup
  • No battery powered devices or high battery consumption

Bluetooth

  • Probably no add. HW req.
  • Battery powered devices
  • limited range

Zigbee

  • good range
  • lots of devices
  • low power/battery powered
  • needs add. HW (usb stick)
  • may be a little more complex to set up

(This is just a veeery short summary)

[โ€“] Sunnydmess 1 points 1 year ago

We've got a few grafana instances at work but I don't think I'll head that direction without finding a few more smaller projects first.

With a mesh wifi, (and a bad experience with wink/wave/ZigBee) at my last house, I'm thinking WiFi for sure!

Thanks!