Released v0.20.0 of the ha-mqtt-discoverable python module.

This is a pure-python library for creating #MQTT entities that will be automatically detected by #HomeAssistant

Added a 'set_blob' method to the Image class to allow publication of images directly from code. HA will take base64 encoded images directly via MQTT

Details at https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/releases/tag/v0.20.0

@homeassistant

Moved away from EMQX for my home lab as they moved to a new licensing scheme and dropped features on the community version to #RabbitMQ 4.1.1.

After a day of working on it, got #oauth2 into the cluster working, and #ldap backed #mqtt client logins.

Not as flashy as EMQX, but fitting my needs so far very well.

Really wanted unified account management and doing it all through #Authentik through oauth2 and it's LDAP outpost is very cool. No more local mqtt accounts

While brainstorming (daydreaming?) about what a graduation from apple and google would look like, I started wondering about how Apple Push Notification service (APNs) (not sure what the android equivalent is called) works behind the scenes. Perhaps something lite could be implemented with custom payloads over #xmpp or maybe it would need to be more of a custom service.
(I initially thought of #mqtt as a lighter coordination server, but persistence might be an issue there)

Notiz an mich selber.
Versuche nie (!) nach einem 8 Stunden Hirntag ein 64 Bit OS auf einen RPI3b zu bespielen und zwei Stunden nach Installation eines Pakets (#mosquotto) mal zu raffen, dass das absurde Verhalten ggfs ja am Unterbau liegt und nicht am POBCAK!

Oh Wunder - mit 43 Bit läuft es wie es soll,....
Na dann gute Nacht

Latest #robot in sea trials. An old 12v trolling motor provides propulsion. A #RaspberryPi pico is always-on and runs the basics, sensors, h-bridges and such.

An RPi4 will be the main autonomy hub to enable detailed mapping and surveys and such. But for now I can just push #mqtt buttons in #HomeAssistant and move it around.

I built it almost totally out of scrap and epoxy. What a delightful waste of time!

P. S. Note the #lego crew on the bridge.

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Released 0.19.2 of ha-mqtt-discoverable.

This is a pure-python library for creating #MQTT entities that will be automatically detected by #HomeAssistant

https://github.com/unixorn/ha-mqtt-discoverable/releases

Fixes Select behavior (Thanks mhentschke!)

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Really need to replace my aging #MQTT broker with something new, in a container on my NAS.

From time to time it stops taking publish or even connects from a specific client as if it is blacklisting it. Sometimes a restart is all it takes, and sometimes (like now) I need to change the ID of the client because the broker banned the device for life.

I didn't know an MQTT broker had such functionality because I don't find any doc about such behaviour

Thank you for your continued support & interest in #VerneMQ. Have a good weekend, friends!
#MQTT #OpenSource

Guidelines on choosing an #MQTT broker that actually make sense? You don't often see it, but here is an example:
https://www.softserveinc.com/en-us/blog/choose-right-mqtt-broker-guide

I haven't posted about my project MQTTy in a while, so here is a list of updates:

- MQTTy is available on Flathub.
- MQTTy is available on Windows 10/11 as a portable application, you can download it from the Releases page.
- Fully functional MQTT publisher.
- Missing "Subscriptions View" feature, I'm gonna start working on this one pretty soon.
- Missing "Workspaces" feature.

Releases page:
https://github.com/otaxhu/MQTTy/releases/latest

Flathub:
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.otaxhu.MQTTy

Ich verstehe nicht, was an #HomeAssistant "einsteigerfreundlich" sein soll. ...

Ich habe (vorerst) nur einen Reed-Kontakt am Gas-Zähler und einen Ultraschallsensor (JSN-SR04T) in der Regenwasser-Zisterne.

Beide kann ich problemlos mit #Arduino (und C++) und auch mit den #Raspi-GPIOs (und Python) auslesen.

Es macht mich wahnsinnig.
Der RasPi 4 läuft ziemlich warm und die Einrichtung (via #MQTT) ist alles andere als intuitiv. GPIOs direkt auslesen will es natürlich auch nicht. ...
Am liebsten soll ich mir wohl einen #ESP32 oder #ESP8266 ins WLAN hängen, aber die können keine 5V für den Ultraschallsensor. ...

Und wofür will HA Internet und dubiose "Assistenten", die mir Alexa und KI schmackhaft machen wollen.

Ich gehe jetzt mal 'ne runde löten zum Entspannen, und wenn mir nichts besseres einfällt, dann kommt #OpenHAB auf den RasPi. ...

Hello users, contributors & friends of VerneMQ. You have earned yourself a great weekend! :)
#MQTT #VerneMQ

My Quest For Home Automation, Part 6

This weekend, I finally migrated my home automation setup off the Raspberry Pi 4 it’s been running on for the last four years and into an LXC container managed by Proxmox on my Bee(...)

#automation #docker #home #homebridge #homekit #mqtt #nodered #proxmox #zigbee

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/05/03/1830

Well that was easy enough to set up and get running. Works well.
#homeautomation #watermeter #mqtt