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Even for the garage door opener use case, one nice thing about Pi is you can run Cloudflare tunnel on it – you can then access it from the internet without mess
by cuu508 3y ago
Even for the garage door opener use case, one nice thing about Pi is you can run Cloudflare tunnel on it – you can then access it from the internet without messing with port forwarding or TLS certificates.
- gh02t 3y agoNot an exact substitute but mentioning it because people might be interested: esphome added support for wireguard some what recently.
- gabrielhidasy 3y agoFor one device it works well, but when you get a bunch, I find it simpler to use one Pi (actually now a Lenovo m920q, it could be a Pi, I just needed a bit more power for other stuff) with the tunnels and make it talk to all the iot stuff. Has a few advantages: - Updating the more security sensitive parts is a lot easier (only one machine can talk to the internet). - Lets me use ultra-low-power 1-coincell a year stuff. - Integrates everything in a single point so coordinating stuff is very easy (like, single action to close the blinds, turn on projector and set AC a bit cooler).
- zer00eyz 3y agoYour point about the PI is spot on: a full linux stack means you can get up to "shenanigans" with all sorts of tooling! A PI with MQTT server and ESP32 as clients is a match made in heaven! For 30 bucks you go from nothing to PI zero, and a hand full (literal) of esp32 devices. Its a fun stack to play with!
- tonyarkles 3y agoTailscale also works excellent on even an original Pi Zero W if you want it on a VPN easily.