One of the scary things (for me) when it comes to home automation and DIY smart home tech is that there's so many options that I feel totally overwhelmed. For t

One of the scary things (for me) when it comes to home automation and DIY smart home tech is that there's so many options that I feel totally overwhelmed. For the last few months I've wanted to do a small setup with sensors around my apartment that measure temp, humidity, air quality - and a few more for my upcoming chili pepper growing setup in the kitchen. There's so many options each with their own advantages & disadvantages - even on the air filter side there's pages of discussions about the various filters possible and how some don't collect particles below a specific size. I certainly miss the geeky/tech circle of friends I used to live near which would always have an friend (or a friend of friend) who was an expert on basically any matter!