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  • sanzky@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.orgWhat are you self-hosting?
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    1 year ago

    Home assistant has plenty of use cases. it is not only controling devices but also a very powerful automation system. A couple of things I use it for:

    -start my laundry only when I have enough solar power to power it

    -notify me when my laundry is done

    -track energy usage of many devices (heaters, washing and dishwashing machines, A/C,etc)

    -let me know when to open or close my windows based on inside and outside temperature

    -Force my water heater to turn on when I have solar power

    -Expose non-homekit devices to homekit









  • the old PC thing is a clear first choice. Also a WD NAS, preloaded with Hard drives have a very good prince point if you also need the HDDs e.g. The WD My Cloud EX2 with 2x6TB HD is currently 422€ (amazon spain) and each individual 6TB WD red is 200€. (leaving the NAS at 20€). If you get the 24TB version is even cheaper than the two HD combined.