peregus @ peregus @lemmy.world

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Damn, are you serious? What country are you talking about?

I'd go this route directly on OPNsense.

I have a lot of ZigBee devices with SLZB-06 Ethernet PoE ZigBee coordinator (it's Ethernet, so hardware independent and you can put it wherever you want) and some Shelly (so WiFi) devices. I use ZigBee2MQTT (docker) and all the devices are managed by NodeRed, so If there is a device that is not supported by HA, I can make it compatible just with a couple of nodes in NodeRed that kinda works as protocol converter: it receives messages from devices and send them back to HA and vice versa. In this way I can use whatever device I want. For example I've just added acouole of 12 relays + 12 input ModBis over RS485 boards and with NodeRed in the middle, I can use it in HA without any problem!

I'm no HA expert, so maybe this can be done within it too, but with NodeRed it's so easy, I don't risk any break over HA updates since all the devices are basic MQTT devices and if tomorrow I want to switch to something different from HA, it would be pretty easy.

Just out of curiosity: what info don't you want the authority to see? If I think about myself, there is none.

You're right, if there's no need of GPIO. For example I'm using a Fujitsu Futro S720 that I've bought for about 30/40€ and it consumes about 4W idle and 10/15W maximum (I don't really remember). My point of view is like yours: those boards are not good for self hosting, are good for IoT, digital signage and...mmm...I don't know what else.

I meant IF you need all the add-ons, otherwise the price gap is huge

Well, yes if you need "all the add-ons".

They don't have Ethernet port :( Do they support full OS?

But...he said that it's not as cheap as it used to be and too power hungry and you propose an 150$ PC?

That seems to me to be a bank and not an alternative to Apple/Google Pay, let alone open source. Or am I wrong?

Yes, you're right

Not a solution to your actual problem, but a different way: have you tried using CloudFlare Zero Trust tunnel? With that you don't need any port forwarding or dynamic DNS and you get some extra protection. You can even add a login with your Google/Microsoft account, without getting to your devices first.

I'm reality? Nothing! 😆 Sometimes I like to know where I was a certain day or a lot of time I forget to start GPS tracking when I hike and this helps me.

I use Mesh central, maybe an overkill for what you need, but...have a look at it.

You actually could. I use GPSLogger (on Android) that can logs directly to Nextcloud. With Tasker (with intent) that automatically enables GPS logging when the smartphone is not connected to any WiFi network.

Or Firefox with containers!

How if he uses a VPN?

I think that the best place to ask is the developer GitHub page. Try opening an issue there.

A company can use an AGPL software, but the company itself can't be AGPL. AGPL is a license for software (for my knowledge), so it can't be associated to a company or a service. A company could be "FOSS friendly" as the OP mentioned, but not FOSS.