Smart home · Network · Local AI · Storage

Your home,
intelligently
connected.

End-to-end smart home builds for homeowners who want full local control — no cloud lock-in, no compromises on privacy, no monthly subscriptions for things that should just work.

250+
Devices automated
10+
Local PoE & WiFi cameras
100%
Local-first stack
AI
Local Ollama deployments
01 / Writeups

Build logs

Coming soon

Detailed homelab writeups, in progress.

I'm porting the build logs from my Vaultwarden notes — Home Assistant on bare metal, Mac Mini Docker stack, Zigbee2MQTT migration, the local LLM camera analysis pipeline. Watch this space.

Planned
HA on bare metal: MacBook Air as HAOS host
Why I run Home Assistant OS bare-metal on an old MacBook Air instead of a Pi or VM.
Planned
Local LLM camera analysis with llava:7b
Dumbledore-style security briefings using LLM Vision + Ollama on Apple Silicon.
Planned
Zigbee2MQTT migration from ZHA
Re-pairing 20 Sonoff devices fresh to Z2M via SLZB-06p7 — why and how.
Planned
UCG Fiber direct ONT over IP Passthrough
Why the Verizon CR1000A has to go and how to wire UniFi to fiber directly.
Planned
Tailscale + AdGuard split DNS
Resolving .home domains over Tailscale from anywhere with one config.
Planned
Restic + rclone backup pipeline
Nightly Docker volume backups to Google Drive, fully automated.
02 / Services

What we build

Home Automation
Home Assistant on bare metal, Matter/Thread devices, Zigbee2MQTT, Lutron Caséta, Philips Hue — fully local automations that work without internet.
Smart Lighting & Appliances
Adaptive lighting, circadian rhythm automation, Govee sync boxes, motorized blinds, smart plugs — your home responds to you automatically.
Security Cameras
Reolink PoE NVR systems, Frigate NVR with AI object detection, full local recording — no subscription, no footage leaving your home.
Network Design
UniFi & Ubiquiti stack setup, PoE switching, VLANs for IoT isolation, AdGuard DNS-level ad blocking, Tailscale remote access — rock-solid foundation first.
Monitoring & Alerts
Alarmo security zones, motion-triggered AI briefings, Telegram bot integration — know what's happening at home from anywhere.
Local AI Integration
Ollama on Apple Silicon, LLM-powered camera analysis, AI voice assistants — powerful on-premises AI without OpenAI subscriptions.
03 / Stack

Technologies we work with

Home Assistant Zigbee2MQTT Ollama Z-Wave Zigbee Local AI UniFi / Ubiquiti Tailscale Frigate NVR Matter / Thread Reolink PoE Philips Hue Lutron Caséta Mosquitto MQTT AdGuard Home Local DIY NAS Docker Plex Roborock SwitchBot Govee EcoFlow Tesla Sonos Apple HomeKit Open WebUI
04 / Contact

Let's talk

Whether you're starting from scratch or untangling an existing setup, get in touch and we'll figure out the right approach for your home.

[email protected]
LocationMorristown / Denville, NJ
FocusResidential & small office
Approach100% local-first