mqtt

Featured Projects

Ttitle	Status	Description
django-mqtt	alpha	Integrate MQTT with a Django application ( Github Pypi )
django-owntracks		Integrate Owntracks with a Django application ( Github )
salt-mqtt	prototype	Bridge Salt and MQTT ( Github )

Posts

NFC With Home Assistant and MQTT

Apr 6, 2023

Tags: mqtt homeassistant

I have been experimenting with various habit tracking and home automation prototypes for quite a while. While I like the idea of having smart buttons around my house, they are a bit expensive for what I want to do with them, and I have not yet had luck getting an IKEA Tradfri button working. A few weeks ago, I recalled the NFC tag support in Home Assistant and wondered if I could use that.

Prototyping a Room Sensor

Sep 17, 2022

Tags: mqtt iot

Quite a while back I picked up a M5StickC Plus but had not done anything with it. I have a Smart Citizen Kit that I’ve been using to track data in my office and at home, but had been wanting some kind of smaller sensor that I could place in multiple rooms of my apartment. A few days ago I decided to pick up a ENV III Hat and TVOC/eCO2 to pair with it for a quick prototype.

Growl and MQTT

Aug 25, 2022

Tags: mqtt

Many years ago before notification center, there was Growl . It was widely supported by many different MacOS applications, and had many nice customization options for the toaster popups. Eventually Apple released notification center and Growl slowly faded away, but I still appreciated the ability to send a remote notification and continue to use prowl for many of my projects.