Tag

Infrastructure

Troubleshooting notes, configuration discoveries, packet-level oddities, DNS, email systems, and the things vendors forgot to document.

From the archive

10 entries here.

Media

AV Control: One Plugin to Rule Them All

Turning brands, protocols, zones, and even infrared into one common HomeSeer language

Media

Emby: Shared Code, Separate Truths

Why sibling platforms still need their own verification

Media

Jellyfin: Fast Enough to Feel Native

Fast local session updates without making the fast path a dependency

Media

Plex: Teaching HomeSeer Who’s Watching What

Turning media sessions into durable, useful automation

Media

Roku: Simple Protocol, Complicated Reality

Local control, silent firmware changes, discovery traps, and the limitation that grew into something bigger

Irrigation

OpenSprinkler: When “Better” Has to Mean Something

Safer credentials, complete device support, correct schedules, and local control where failure gets wet

Lighting

Hubspace: Following the Breadcrumbs

Reverse-engineering an undocumented platform without pretending guesses are facts

Lighting

Lutron: When the Bridge Already Knows Best

Local control, graceful compatibility, and the lesson that device identity must never move

Media

HDHomeRun Plugin: Teaching the House What the TV Is Doing

Turning network tuners, guide data, and viewing activity into automation

Home automation

Wemo Plugin: After the Cloud: Bringing Wemo Back to Life

Local control, provisioning, and a second life for perfectly good hardware