Month: June 2022

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Initially, I described a solution which required the use of LXC or some full Linux box to install and operate the necessary tools. Recently, however, I repackaged those tools into a couple docker containers, more easily deployable through a docker compose file with configuration done with environment variables.

https://github.com/jon6fingrs/mbsync-dovecot

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/thehelpfulidiot/dovecot

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/thehelpfulidiot/mbsync

Instructions on the github page. Let me know if you have any questions!… Read the rest

Home automation is incredible and obviously in my opinion, a lot of fun. However, I’m sure many of you would agree that buying a product for use in your home shouldn’t have to connect to an outside computer, let alone one in another country.

Fortunately with the magic of Home Assistant and the Local Tuya plugin, I have managed to run this light locally without any loss of functionality. As you may know, Tuya is a Chinese manufacturer who creates a lot of white label IoT devices. The devices, in my experience, tend to work … Read the rest