Here is the current list of hardware running the show:

Computers

  • Raspberry Pi 5 (running Zabbix, Grafana, MySQL, Mosquitto...)
    • Also has 1 TB external USB HDD SSD connected to it
    • 16 GB RAM
    • Raspberry Pi OS 11 (April 2022 - early Feb 2024), Raspberry Pi OS 12 (Feb 7 2024 -->)
  • Raspberry Pi 4
    • Did run the show until late 2025
    • Now acting as a Wi-Fi hotspot in our garage office/guest room
    • 2 GB RAM
    • 64 GB SD card
  • MacBook Pro M2 Pro 2023, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD
    • Using it for configuring everything
    • Using it for writing my blog posts
    • Using it for AI experiments
    • Takes care of backups to iCloud
  • Dell Latitude E7450, Intel i7, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
    • My old work laptop re-imaged for this project
    • Oracle Linux 9 with few VMs (Debian, Kubuntu, NixOS, CentOS 7, OL8, OL9, FreeBSD 14, Haiku, Icaros) on top of it
    • Stand-by Zabbix instance
    • ElastiFlow(stopped using it to free resources for my VMs)
    • BackupPC
    • FlightGear

Routers

  • Asus RT-AX59U running OpenWrt
    • Also has 500 GB HDD connected to it
  • Asus RT-AX68U running Asus Merlin-WRT, currently in our garage hobby/guest/secondary home office

Smart hub

  • Cozify smart home hub

Printer

  • HP LaserJet Pro MFP M28a

IoT hardware

  • 19 Philips Hue light bulbs, both indoors and outdoors
  • 5 door sensors
  • 6 motion sensors
  • 2 cameras
  • 9 power sockets
  • 2 smoke/fire alarms
  • 10 thermometers
  • 1 doorbell
  • 1 air quality sensor
  • 3 keyfobs
  • 1 Sonos smart speaker
  • 2 RuuviTags
  • 1 MQTT-capable air-conditioner
  • 2 Powerline adapters
  • 1 Wi-Fi repeater