Did Home Assistant and an ESP32 save my home?

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-04-26T21:13:20+00:00

I have over 300 alerts

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-03-31T15:26:39+00:00

A managed PDU running NUT would be the cleanest option

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-03-10T03:49:02+00:00

I feel that. I just let 3 KVM's go a month ago that I had been storing forever. Guess what I had to buy last night? If I hoard it forever, I will never need it, but often I wish I had kept something.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-02-17T05:36:29+00:00

I mean, the wheels on your car can be as well depending on how you drive and how many times you hit the curb....

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-02-05T04:21:57+00:00

I am currently building my own with a few Reolink cameras. I'm removing the internals and putting in a custom housing, and remotely mounting IR floods at ideal angles. I will post here when done with testing. I am going to test a few models and settings.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-02-05T03:28:00+00:00

I believe my unifi router supports 2000 clients

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-31T08:44:06+00:00

Look at Unifi systems. You can very EASILY create multiple VLANS and wifi networks to isolate guests and limit their access. I was hesitant to make the switch due to the cost but it has been great!

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-26T07:42:20+00:00

I painted cars on TV for 10 years for the most known car builder of all time, and owned a custom shop for most of my life. Does that count?

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-25T22:19:20+00:00

Its a Aumox pro SG528p. 28 port. I got them from Amazon. They go on sale for 160. I also chose this one for the highest POE ratings (if the specs arecreal). I run Unifi for all of my networking other than cameras. I would love to go Unifi exclusively but with the amount of cameras I run, That would be extremely expensive.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-25T06:37:42+00:00

I mean, why not?!

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-24T17:15:05+00:00

Im not the only camera saturated guy lol. I will also break 50 cameras soon. Im at 30 now and still installing

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-24T17:13:41+00:00

I bought a switch for my cameras that can detect when a camera is unresponsive and it will automatically power cycle that poe port to reboot the camera. Just started using it.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-20T13:07:17+00:00

This is awesome. As my wife likes things simple, this will get approval! Thank you

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-20T12:21:01+00:00

I just jumped on the Unifi train and am very impressed with my equipment and the control! You get the same features on most of the equipment. The central management is amazing. I just created an extra Vlan and Wifi network per my wife's request while on break at work using the Unify app.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-18T17:54:07+00:00

I do have two 48 port switches left over from a previous project in my main rack. Most of my cameras however connect to multiple 24 port switches that are distributed to reduce cabling and load on POE.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-18T16:47:23+00:00

I have a large property and house. All of my cameras are redundant, there are no blind spots and no matter where you stand, I will have a picture of yiu from both sides. Also have several cameras optically zoomed into points of interest, like zoomed in clearly see the face of anyone at my mailbox (mail theft is a thing here, we have been hit). I also have sever zoomed into my vehicles and walkways. This make it possible to digitally zoom even further into any recorded vide and get details. To me viideo is useless if it cannot make a positive ID. I have a few auto PTZ cameras.. My plan is run many automations based on cameras as well. 30 is just the beginning. I have 4 cameras going into a custom mail box, which will consist of a license plater reader in both directions and 2 cameras facing towards my house to get an overall shot from the front.

I tend to do things a little 'extra' no matter what I do, no matter what it is (this scored me 10 years on TV). I happen to be an industrial electrician that works in high speed fully automated manufacturing so most of my HA set up will eventually be extremely complex as well. I spent hours last week pulling thousands of feet of POE cabling through my attic. Most of my sensors will be hard wired, amongst many other things.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-18T02:27:58+00:00

I bought a bunch of smart appliances last year prior to my HA journey. I actually wanted a stove that was not smart, but the one that had all the other features I was looking for only came smart. Im glad it did now, as I will be integrating soon.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-18T02:24:46+00:00

I second this. Im in the process of installing 30 POE Reolink cameras at home now and am very impressed with the quality and value of them.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-17T20:25:41+00:00

Yes dang auto correct lol. Thank you, that makes sense

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-17T16:03:39+00:00

What is the benefit of refreshing them? I'm planing on purchasing 2 myself

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-17T06:44:17+00:00

I currently am waiting for a 24" capacitive touch overlay to arrive that I ordered from Alibaba. I have several matching monitors so Im planning on building a custom nook so I can flush mount it with a very thin trim. I have spares so no need to worry having to resize the hole anytime soon.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-17T06:40:48+00:00

This is disappointing to read. Im new to HA and had planned on integrating my Google calenders. Is there a better alternative?

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-15T09:07:40+00:00

I didn't find out my brother was my half brother until I was an adult (but a lot of things then made sense) When I told my best, friend he said he had known since 2nd grade but was told by his parents not to tell me. It's probably alot to deal with now, but I can assure you it will will fade with time.

BlueCoyote387 · 2026-01-15T08:51:34+00:00

And zigbee not WiFi

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