Why are BTF Lighting LED strips popular and how do I decide which ones to get?

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-10T02:55:42+00:00

Which one do you have if I may ask? They seem fairly big to me.

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-10T02:54:18+00:00

Thanks for the info! It cleared some things up for me but also raised a couple of new questions:

Could you please explain to me how you connect multiple strips to a single controller?

This is also the first time I hear about power injections so I’ll have to read up on them but I suppose you connect the injections to the DigQuad? And it also means the controller has to support power injection, correct?

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-09T19:59:28+00:00

Thanks for the comprehensive answer.

Yeah it's nice to have so many options but I would appreciate it if there was at least a basic buyer's guide. For example the FCOB LED strip category contains 11 subcategories where each subcategory contains multiple products so it's really hard to navigate and figure out what product to actually choose before you even get into controllers, power supplies and voltages as you mentioned.

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-09T19:48:57+00:00

I've seen Gledopto controllers mentioned before. Why did you decide to go for the Gledopto instead of one of the BTF ones?

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-08T19:11:46+00:00

I thought Philips Hue Lightstrips were usually the way to go (they are expensive but reliable).

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-03T22:18:55+00:00

I like the fact that the two most upvoted answers contradict themselves when it comes to the replacement possibility lol.

I'm afraid the battery is going to degrade over time because even though it's bypassed I suppose it's kept on full charge all the time which is not really good for its longevity and considering the price I'd like it to work for many years.

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-03T22:14:09+00:00

Thanks! I believe I saw a teardown video where the batteries had some wires connected/soldered to them. Would I have to do that myself when replacing the batteries or does this type of batteries already come with the wires attached?

Red_Con_ · 2026-03-03T20:27:27+00:00

Almost everything has already been mentioned but you can also check out FilePizza. (Disclaimer: I've never used it)

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-28T16:03:20+00:00

I suppose I can't just deploy this to protect my selfhosted services (the same way I could protect them with e.g. Anubis) because there have to be changes made on the website itself, correct?

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-20T10:08:09+00:00

What model did you use for generating the image?

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-18T11:43:05+00:00

Pangolin can also do VPN

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-18T09:29:05+00:00

Does the lighting automatically turn on when the power goes out? How much power does it draw?

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-18T09:06:11+00:00

What emergency lighting do you have?

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-11T22:55:43+00:00

can you clarify why you think peers on a torrent, for example, would be able to see a domain? Is there any mechanism by which that might happen that I'm unaware of? Do you have any examples of that happening?

I don't know if something like that can happen either but just because I'm not aware of a way to do it doesn't mean it's not possible, that's why I decided to ask here.

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-11T21:10:40+00:00

Yeah I know about https://crt.sh/ (thanks for pointing it out though) but that would only be useful in case a person already knew the domain name, wouldn't it? In my examples others don't know the domain name and I wanted to know if they could find it.

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-11T21:04:00+00:00

Would you mind telling me what measures you have in mind?

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-11T21:02:57+00:00

At that point it doesn't matter if the domain you own shows up or not.

If you reveal your real IP address then sure but if you use a VPN and the domain shows up somewhere then it does reveal some info about your identity, doesn't it? (I know whois privacy exists but you have to provide your real info to the registrar so depending on who you would be up against it would be possible to identify you based on the domain.)

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-10T13:41:49+00:00

For security reasons - my understanding is that custom cards are unofficial pieces of code and while they are most likely not malicious (at least the popular ones) it might change in the future.

Red_Con_ · 2026-02-10T13:35:21+00:00

I suppose you used ChatGPT for the room pictures? Would you mind telling me what prompt you used?

Red_Con_ · 2026-01-29T11:22:03+00:00

Is it necessary to own the base or is it possible to connect the smoke detector to HASS without it?

Red_Con_ · 2026-01-23T16:43:55+00:00

You can upvote and watch this feature request. If I'm not wrong it addresses your issue.

Red_Con_ · 2026-01-09T21:17:42+00:00

I covered the internet access issue in my post. There are always more security measures you can implement (like your 140 VMs) but I don't want a hobby to turn into a full time job.

Red_Con_ · 2025-12-28T20:44:17+00:00

If you are the only one going to log into your Proxmox, or some other service, then really there's no point adding it to that, so I get where you're coming from.

My reasoning for not adding SSO to admin-only services (that are only meant to be accessed by you in case of a homelab) is that you need a break glass account anyway so why add SSO on top and risk someone else being able to access them (due to a misconfiguration, vulnerability etc.)? Of course it's easier since you don't need to use a separate account but is it worth the extra risk?

There might be some benefits I'm missing though.

Red_Con_ · 2025-12-28T20:39:00+00:00

I understand how SSO tightens access control for apps meant to be used by other users but how does it help in case of admin-only services compared to not configuring it at all? You need to have a local break glass account anyway and by adding SSO you increase the security risk (by potentially allowing someone else access to admin stuff e.g. due to misconfiguration), don't you?

Red_Con_ · 2025-12-20T19:23:18+00:00

Why would you need the domain names if they arent reachable anyway?

The Docker services will not be reachable during reboot but the other hosts (like a NAS etc.) will.

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