Unironically yes please, I’d root my phone for this

+1 for ZigBee - if cost is a factor you can get really cheap ZigBee devices from AliExpress and the like - $10 or less per temperature sensor. Z-wave requires certification for all devices supporting it, so they tend to be more expensive and more limited in variety.

Blakadder’s ZigBee Repository is a great resource for verifying device compatibility with your chosen ZigBee integration - ZHA or Zigbee2mqtt. This might depend on your coordinator choice, as some (such as the Home Assistant Gen 1 usb-drive ones) only support ZHA, for example.

For a coordinator, the Home Assistant brand ones are reportedly quite good, especially the second gen one. I personally use a SMLight SLZB-06, reasonably priced and supports power over Ethernet, so I have it wall mounted centrally. I also have my home assistant instance running in a separate building, so something that works over IP was a must.

And nearby, in NZ, we have drug testing tents inside festivals to ensure you’re getting what you expect, as well as advice on staying safe.

Informabull, thanks!

Kind of makes sense - casting is usually a webstream without extra dev effort. I’m not sure if you still can, but I used to circumvent twitch ads by casting from my phone. Not to excuse their shitty behaviour; I gave up on them years ago and started hosting my own content.

Sounds like you’ve done a bunch of research! Since you’re using unRAID, setting up your services shouldn’t be too difficult.

For your torrents and VPN, there’s a few in the unRAID community store - I’d recommend qBittorrentVPN from Binhex - here’s the documentation for setting up their VPN-enabled containers.

For Headscale, I don’t have any direct experience but unRAID has a decent Wireguard plugin, and should get you up and running in a pinch.

And for your self-hosted services (especially Bitwarden) ensure you’re not exposing this on the net, by VPN is the only option I’d recommend. Even so, I prefer to use Bitwarden’s hosting with a family plan, for peace of mind and resiliency. It’s also much easier for my family.

UnRAID is a great place to start - it allows you to scale cheaply as you need and is easier to fix mistakes. Good luck, and happy homelabbing!

This album and article were released in 2021, no?