Value for Value ⚡️
Apollo Automation
Episode Summary
Alex’s server meets a tragic end—but its replacement is shaping up to be a beast. Meanwhile, Chris experiments with budget CO₂ detectors, sirens, and smart integrations. Plus some surprises!Sponsored By:Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Keebio: Sign up for their newsletter to get 5% off your first order.Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries.🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Empowering sovereign ownership with free automatic self-custody 🔒🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artistsSCALE 2025 Meetup, Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 7:00 PM — This year the crew at El Cholo Cafe is hosting our gathering, and their taco’s are killer!H12SSL-I Stuck at "bmc initiating" — Ugh - *just* got hit by this. I installed a NIC card and lo and behold - system would not boot. The LE1 LED flashes and turns off. It stays lit when power is applied. But there's no sign of life from the LEDM1 BMC LED. Booting produces nothing, system turns 'on' in the sense the fans power up but no output from the onboard VGA.First Alert Z Wave Smoke Detector — The z-wave smoke/co alarm can be implemented in residential and institutional applications. Installation settings include sleeping areas within hospitals, hotels, motels, dormitories and other multi-family dwellingsFirst Alert Battery Powered Z-Wave Smoke Detector & Carbon MonoxideSiren - Home Assistant — The Siren integration is built for the controlling and monitoring of siren/chime devices.Meian Zigbee Smart Siren Alarm — 110V 220V Sirene Alarme 100dB Wireless