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Not sure if this counts, but Gardyn[1] uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W in their second-gen system. (Can't speak to the first-gen.) They leave an SSH port open (foun

Not sure if this counts, but Gardyn[1] uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W in their second-gen system. (Can't speak to the first-gen.) They leave an SSH port open (found with nmap) and I've asked support if I can have the password, but they won't give it to me. >:( My system is now currently powered down. I think it'd be cool if someone were to reverse engineer it and write their own FOSS firmware for the system. Shouldn't be too hard, right? [1]: https://mygardyn.com/ https://mygardyn.com/

flutas 4y ago
> uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W in their second-gen system (assuming it's a standard version and you haven't already) Couldn't you just grab the SD card out of it and inspect the file system, then try to get the password through that? You'd have to spend some time bruteforcing it most likely, but it should eventually (tbh, seeing solutions like this I'd expect quickly) give you the password.
- ashton314 4y ago
  Wow! What a great idea! I definitely would never do that because it'd violate their TOS. Don't ask me how I know that it's a Zero W in the first place because opening the thing up is a big no-no. Yup. Would never do such a thing… Never ever… No way… Nu-uh… Nope nope nope the land of ten thousand nopes…
  - someweirdperson 4y ago
    When first reading this it sounded really strange. Buying a device and TOS don't really fit. Checking the website it seems to be a kind of PaaS, plant as a service. Am I reading that website correctly? They are offering remotely-managed plants for rent?
abdullahkhalids 4y ago
Can you provide a review of their product? Is it any good? What do you actually get out of it?
- ashton314 4y ago
  It's certainly easy to use. I got it at a steep discount, so that was nice. Otherwise, I'd consider it to be rather expensive. It puts out a ton of light, which can be very nice in the right room. (We liked it.) The app sucks, and the subscription is very expensive for getting more plants than you'll be able to use. (I don't have a subscription.) There's some CAD models for various parts; I'd rather 3D print some of the e.g. rockwool baskets and caps rather than buy from the company. If you get one, make sure you stay on top of root maintenance. You could also certainly find the plant food for cheaper. It can produce a ton of lettuce if that's what you want to grow. We liked trying different greens. I grew some nice jalapenos as well. Can't recommend much other big fruiting plants though—they're trickier to take care of.

flutas 4y ago

> uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W in their second-gen system (assuming it's a standard version and you haven't already) Couldn't you just grab the SD card out of it and inspect the file system, then try to get the password through that? You'd have to spend some time bruteforcing it most likely, but it should eventually (tbh, seeing solutions like this I'd expect quickly) give you the password.

ashton314 4y ago
Wow! What a great idea! I definitely would never do that because it'd violate their TOS. Don't ask me how I know that it's a Zero W in the first place because opening the thing up is a big no-no. Yup. Would never do such a thing… Never ever… No way… Nu-uh… Nope nope nope the land of ten thousand nopes…
- someweirdperson 4y ago
  When first reading this it sounded really strange. Buying a device and TOS don't really fit. Checking the website it seems to be a kind of PaaS, plant as a service. Am I reading that website correctly? They are offering remotely-managed plants for rent?

abdullahkhalids 4y ago

Can you provide a review of their product? Is it any good? What do you actually get out of it?

ashton314 4y ago
It's certainly easy to use. I got it at a steep discount, so that was nice. Otherwise, I'd consider it to be rather expensive. It puts out a ton of light, which can be very nice in the right room. (We liked it.) The app sucks, and the subscription is very expensive for getting more plants than you'll be able to use. (I don't have a subscription.) There's some CAD models for various parts; I'd rather 3D print some of the e.g. rockwool baskets and caps rather than buy from the company. If you get one, make sure you stay on top of root maintenance. You could also certainly find the plant food for cheaper. It can produce a ton of lettuce if that's what you want to grow. We liked trying different greens. I grew some nice jalapenos as well. Can't recommend much other big fruiting plants though—they're trickier to take care of.