Lab
Automation Lab
My personal automation stack — home, workflows, and data pipelines. Mostly local, always tinkering.
Smart Home Stack
Home Assistant + ESPHome + MQTT running entirely local. No cloud dependency, no subscription.
Workflow Automation
n8n handles cross-service orchestration: scraping, notifications, API bridges, and scheduled jobs.
Custom Sensors
Temperature, humidity, air quality, motion — built with ESP32 and ESPHome flashed via USB.
Alerting Pipeline
Events flow from HA → n8n → Telegram/Pushover with context-aware filtering.
Tools & Platforms
n8n
Self-hosted workflow automation. I use it to wire up everything from notifications to data pipelines.
Home Assistant
The brain of my smart home. Runs on a local Raspberry Pi, controls lights, sensors, and more.
ESP32
My go-to microcontroller for custom sensors and actuators that integrate with HA via ESPHome.
ESPHome
Firmware builder for ESP32/ESP8266. Write YAML, flash, done — integrates natively with HA.
MQTT
The glue between devices. Lightweight pub/sub messaging for real-time sensor data.
Node-RED
Visual programming for event-driven automations. Great for quick prototyping.