Automation

Welcome to the Automation section of PHP Systems Blog. Here you’ll find guides, projects, and experiments in making technology work for you - from home automation with Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant to workflow orchestration with Kestra and Ansible. I share practical setups, real-world configs, and the lessons learned while automating my own systems.

Bin Reminders

Ah the bins... Do you forget to take them out?

My hobby desk

For some time now, I've needed a bit

Epaper Displays

One of my friends has been raving about epaper displays

Getting hold of Raspberry PIs on the cheap with Huginn.

I love home automation, but I hate what IFTTT have

About the author

Tim Wilkes is a UK-based security architect with over 15 years of experience in electronics, Linux, and Unix systems administration. Since 2021, he's been designing secure systems for a telecom company while indulging his passions for programming, automation, and 3D printing. Tim shares his projects, tinkering adventures, and tech insights here - partly as a personal log, and partly in the hopes that others will find them useful.

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