Work Accomplished:
- Home Assistant Resilience Improvements:
- Reconfigured the Home Assistant setup to be more resilient after a previous system failure.
- Implemented backup strategies to prevent future downtime.
- Improved the code deployment pipeline to make iteration a lot faster and seamless
- Network Accessibility Enhancements:
- Set up a reverse proxy on an external server with HTTPS and certificates to ensure secure access
- Set up a mesh VPN network to make sure that the home assistant node can always be accessed from the reverse proxy as long as it has an internet connection, this means that the entire team will be able to access it no matter if it is at my house or on campus with no extra tweaking
- Configured port forwarding to allow global access to Home Assistant.
- From `192.168.1.214:8123` to
- Device Integration:
- Got the power sensors, PWM fans working with the ESPHome
- Packaging Code:
- Started work on dockerizing Anya’s code to streamline deployment.
- Began packaging it as a Home Assistant addon for easy integration and seamless one-click installation.
Challenges Encountered:
- Unable to access the soldering station due to conflicts with other users, delaying hardware assembly.
Next Steps:
- Complete soldering of hardware components to ensure stable connection, tomorrow
- Expand ESPHome integration with additional devices and refine automation.
- Continue testing and optimizing Home Assistant configurations for improved performance and security.
- Explore additional security measures for globally accessible Home Assistant setup.
- Finalize and test the Home Assistant addon for seamless deployment.
Status
- Despite the set backs with being able to access equipment, mostly on pace just need to do the soldering tomorrow