About this episode

The episode discusses maintaining remote access and automation for a chicken coop while managing network challenges.

Leave the farm without killing the chickens, or losing remote access? We dig into how we pulled it off: Frigate, local automation, sun-tracking coop doors, and a network that shrugged off an ISP outage. Sponsored By: Jupiter Party Annual Membership : Put your support on automatic with our annual plan, and get one month of membership for free! Managed Nebula : Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love. Support LINUX Unplugged Links: ConnecTen Internet — Get $35 off your order total with Jupiter35 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM Live Friday Clanker Therapy Stream Agent Op Guild on Telegram Agent Op Guild on Matrix Outdoor Electrical Water Resistant Enclosure - Amazon Sipeed NanoKVM IP-KVM - Amazon Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Smart Automatic Chicken Coop Door with WiFi Omlet Developer Console WLED Project Generic MagWLED-1 WLED Controller WS2812B LED Light Strip LED Strip Diffuser Channel Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Q Sensor ZSE11 800LR AIR-1 Air Quality Sensor for Home Assistant Anyone successfully using the MiCS 4514 Gas Sensor? - Reddit Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Power…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Fisher

Topics covered

• automation
• remote access
• networking
• VPN
• smart home
• chickens

Keywords

• chickens
• remote access
• Frigate
• Home Assistant
• VPN
• automation
• Nebula

Sponsors

Jupiter Party Annual Membership, Managed Nebula

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Frigate, Home Assistant, ZWA-2 Smart Automatic Chicken Coop Door with WiFi, Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Q Sensor ZSE11 800LR, Zooz Z-Wave Long Range Power Strip ZEN20 800LR, Amcrest 5MP Turret POE Camera, Managed Nebula, Zooz ZEN05 Outdoor Smart Plug

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