Home Assistant

Setting up a cheap home server using Raspberry Pi
Setting up a cheap home server using Raspberry Pi

A Raspberry Pi home server offers a low-cost, high-flexibility solution for everything from ad-blocking to home automation. Here’s how you can set one up with ease.

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Improvements to my "Internet of Things" mouse trap
Improvements to my "Internet of Things" mouse trap

This is a follow-up for my personal project on the humane mouse trap that notifies my phone via Home Assistant when the trap door is triggered.

I had feedback from fellow IoT enthusiasts that I could improve my design and I wanted to tidy up the circuitry a little. It looking a bit temporary with so …