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Tech Stuff

Welcome to my corner of the web where I document my technical adventures. I've been into computers since early childhood — and well... I never really stopped.

Open source enthusiast since Windows 98 (the last one I ever used), I've been running Linux since 2000 and have a strong tendency towards self-hosting.

Here you'll mostly find:

  • Home automation: Home Assistant, Zigbee, OpenTherm and other goodies
  • Self-hosting: because my data stays at home
  • Technical workarounds: solutions to problems nobody asked to solve
  • Experience reports: the struggles, the wins, and everything in between

The goal? Document what I do so I can remember it later, and if it helps someone struggling with the same issue along the way, that's a bonus.

Happy reading!

When you get into home automation and want to control your heating intelligently, there's one essential component: temperature sensors. Without them, it's impossible to know if it's 18°C or 22°C in the living room, and therefore impossible to regulate anything. After more than two years tinkering wi...

In 2021, I renovated my house. When you're redoing all the electrical wiring, might as well add some home automation, right? Here's my initial setup — the one I'm currently upgrading by replacing Jeedom with Home Assistant, but that'll be another article.

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