Self-Host Weekly (29 May 2026)

The #Vatican weighs in on #AI, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Tracearr -- a #media monitoring app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-05-29/

#selfhost #selfhosted #opensource #foss #homelab #privacy #fediverse #devops #sysadmin #docker #development #smarthome #newsletter #photos #immich #gitea #forgejo #app #apps #software #homeautomation #homeserver #server

Anyone got #homeautomation suggestions for irrigation systems? I have a shitty battery-powered thing that routinely logs itself out of its own app so the batteries run out and it tells you nothing. The whole point being I shouldn't have to worry about watering!

Any ideas? Mains powered would be viable. Home Assistant integration basically mandatory so I can prevent failure modes like this.

#homeassistant

🎤 @dingusmacdongle is going live on our self-hosted Owncast server! 🎤
Join here: https://dingusmacdongle.live/

#JamesBond #HomeAutomation #RaspberryPi #LiveStream #owncast #livestream #selfhosted

Just wrapped up the fun challenge of reverse engineering the RF protocol of the remote control for my whole house fan.

It was a bit of a bear to figure out but once I decoded it all it ended up pretty simple.

If anyone else has a QuietCool house fan and wants to control it from your home automation check out my repo here: https://codeberg.org/thadd/quietcool-house-fan.git

#homeautomation #esp32 #esphome

🏠 Home Assistant 2026.6 beta is out — and dashboards just got smarter!

New in this beta:
✅ Add cards by entity
✅ IR remotes can now receive signals
✅ Smarter automation editor
✅ Z-Wave smart lock user management
✅ Weather & media player tile card upgrades

⚠️ Beta only! Check breaking changes first — legacy template syntax is removed in 2026.6.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/fHOrCqFdB84

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #SmartHomeJunkie #HABeta