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Get to know the music you like – self hosted “your spotify” data analysis

Do you want to know what artist you like most? At what time of the day you usually listen to music? With the (unofficial) self hosted “your spotify” software you can get this data and display it in a great looking interface. The data you don’t own I am, like Read more…

By Oliver, 1 year16.02.2024 ago
Software

Diun – the safe alternative to watchtower?

If you run a lot of Docker containers you need some mechanism to let you know about updates. Watchtower is a popular solution I also used but the auto-update feature can be dangerous. Diun is a very lightweight alternative that takes the safer approach of only notifying you. Docker image Read more…

By Oliver, 1 year02.01.2024 ago
Automation

Relaxed automation – a simple DIY bed / chair / presence sensor

Sit down = lights on? I built a very simple DIY presence sensor for your bed or chair that is used to trigger automations in Home Assistant. It is a cheap and simple build that opens up a lot of options for your smart home. The sensor – FSR In Read more…

By Oliver, 1 year03.12.2023 ago
HomeAssistant

How to upgrade? raspberrypi4-homeassistant is stuck at version 2023.7.0

If you are using the raspberrypi4-homeassistant Docker images you might have noticed that no newer versions are added anymore. Here is why that is happening and how you can easily still upgrade to the latest version. Docker image sources for Home Assistant There are a couple of different ways to Read more…

By Oliver, 2 years21.09.2023 ago
Software

Google photos but local? Self hosting Photoprism

In the age of digital photography we all amass a lot of pictures. The question is how to store them? Photoprism is a great self-hosted alternative to cloud tools like Google photos. I recently added it to my own server. Here is how to do that. Managing photo libraries Today, Read more…

By Oliver, 2 years09.07.2023 ago
Basics

Is the Raspberry Pi 4 powerful enough for Home Assistant and your smart home server?

The Raspberry Pis are very popular mini computers with a (usually) cheap price and small form factor and power consumption used for many tasks. Is the Pi 4 good enough as a smart home server for Home Assistant? I have been using it for more than a year now and Read more…

By Oliver, 2 years27.05.2023 ago
Software

Embracing AI for a better workflow? Migrating my DMS from Teedy to Paperless-ngx

Efficiency and organization are crucial to me, especially when it comes to work. That’s why I have been using a reliable document management system to sort through my digital files for some time. For a while, I used Teedy, a self-hosted DMS, to manage my personal documents. While Teedy was Read more…

By Oliver, 2 years02.04.2023 ago
Software

Privacy, Control & all the Features: Self-Hosting Firefox Sync is the Way to Go

Firefox Sync is a powerful tool that allows you to synchronize your bookmarks, browsing history, and other data across multiple devices. While the default option is to use Mozilla’s own servers to store this information, self-hosting gives you greater control over your data and privacy, while still offering a seamless Read more…

By Oliver, 2 years18.03.2023 ago
HomeAssistant

Switching Zigbee coordinators with ZHA & Home Assistant without re-pairing & testing the TubesZB coordinator

The stability of your Zigbee network is largely determined by the performance of your coordinator (or router). Switching Zigbee coordinators to a new and better one used to require you to repair all your devices though. With Home Assistant 2022.9 that is a thing of the past. In this post Read more…

By Oliver, 3 years30.10.2022 ago
Software

Fixing Docker stats and Cadvisor CPU usage (on a Raspberry Pi)

Prometheus works great for collecting server stats on a Raspberry Pi but was missing some information on a Raspberry Pi in docker stats and the cadvisor used more CPU than the containers it was monitoring. Here is how fixed those issues. Cleaning up & fixing the downloaded dashboards When I Read more…

By Oliver, 3 years01.08.2022 ago

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