Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by WilliamOG Great project idea, and you're already ahead with your electronics background. For the OS, Raspberry Pi OS Lite is a solid starting point—lightweight, well-supported, and ideal for headless setups. If you want something even more stripped down, check out DietPi or Ubuntu Server for Pi, but the trade-off is slightly less community support. Re: Is linux your daily driver? Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke … course friends regularly extolled the virtues of Linux. He was a big fan of Gentoo… I was sold on Linux in general and have been mostly an Ubuntu user since then. I'…last long and it's back to Ubuntu. We use Ubuntu at work too, mainly because I…development team. Since our production environment is Linux it's really useful that our development … Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Aria James …set up a smart home automation system using a Linux-based Raspberry Pi setup. My background is in …to get some advice from the community which lightweight Linux distribution would be best for running automation tasks smoothly…that make working with sensors and relays easier under Linux and common security or performance pitfalls I should keep… Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke Hello, I'd probably start with an open source off the shelf solution such as https://www.home-assistant.io/ There are tutorials on their site that cover installation onto a raspberry pi so you should be able to get to and running fairly quickly. It sounds like a fun project so please do let us know how you get on. Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Dani What about using something like [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com/)? Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke Oh yes IFTTT definitely a good shout. I've had some success with it in the past. When our son was a baby we had real trouble keeping his room warm in the winter because the upstairs thermostat was out in the hall which was nice and toasty from all the heat of the house rising to meet it, while his bedroom with the door closed was cold. I … Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Dani I assume your son is no longer a baby, but nowadays you can get Nest temperature sensors to put in different areas of your home. You can officially tell Nest to control the HVAC based on the temperature of the family room during the day and the temperature of the bedroom at night, for example. Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke Indeed not. He's 7 now. Yes you can get those free standing mounts, but I don't have any. My thermostats are wired into the wall. It'd be cool if you could just pop them off the wall and stick them on a stand anywhere you like, but alas you cannot. Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Dani Huh? I'm referring to [these](https://www.amazon.com/Google-Nest-Temperature-Sensor-Pack/dp/B0D5J7G9J2/ref=asc_df_B0D5J7G9J2?mcid=eae5a49f4a903a8db2d8e80887222083&hvocijid=7880327826579386076-B0D5J7G9J2-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7880327826579386076&hvpone=&… Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke Oh I have not seen those before... interesting. I was thinking of this ![OIP-1295676706.jpeg](https://static.daniweb.com/attachments/5/fe66dbe7780e9db85275b9e50313a159.jpeg) Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by trcooke Apparently not available in the UK. Although Amazon UK are selling them and there are lots of angry reviews left. Re: Best Approach for Starting a Linux-Based Home Automation Pro Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by Dani How can you bear to live in such an uncivilized country?! 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