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Self-Hosting

2026


Ditching the Garage Door Subscription

·2378 words·12 mins
A self-hosted garage entry system built with RatGDO, an ESP32-driven Wiegand keypad/RFID reader, MQTT, Node-RED, and Home Assistant. I get per-user codes, time-based access rules, and a full audit log. Everything runs on my local network with no cloud and no monthly fee to anyone.

My Cloud-free Self-hosted E-Ink Status Sign

·1592 words·8 mins
A networked e-ink office status sign built on a Seeed reTerminal E1002, driven by Home Assistant over a hardened mutual-TLS MQTT pipeline, with a phone PWA remote and deep-sleep battery management.