What can the 'average Joe' start hosting, that will change their life? - eviltoast

I’m already hosting pihole, but i know there’s so much great stuff out there! I want to find some useful things that I can get my hands on. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks all! I’ve got a lil homelab setup going now with Pihole, Jellyfin, Paperless ngx, Yacht and YT-DL. Going to be looking into it more tomorrow, this is so much fun!

  • nbdjd@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I was considering a smart garden setup as well. I ended up going with a dumb version that has no dependency on any electrical power: Blumat. They’re from Austria, if i recall correctly. They feed water as the plants consume it.

    The Blumat “carrots” are porous and as the soil dries, pressure becomes negative and opens up the switch that controls the feed water line, which then drips water onto the soil until its reached the calibrated moisture level which closes the switch.

    Not “self-hosted” in the traditional sense but definitely hosted in the primitive sense.

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      1 year ago

      Those sound really useful. I like the no power aspect that just works.

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      1 year ago

      My larger system is entirely 12V power and is connected directly into a 2-panel 24V solar system with battery.

      But entirely mechanical without external input like power is a really good idea.