IoT on FOSS Engineer

Zigbee2MQTT - Self-Hosted Zigbee Bridge

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:20:00 +0200

Zigbee2MQTT bridges Zigbee devices to MQTT so your smart home is not locked to vendor hubs. I inspected the TypeScript codebase, validated a Docker Compose stack with Mosquitto, and documented the coordinator, MQTT, and frontend setup caveats.

Zigbee2MQTT

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Zigbee2MQTT bridges Zigbee devices to MQTT so Home Assistant and other automation tools can use local device state without vendor Zigbee hubs.

Self-Hosting Home Assistant with Docker

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Home Assistant is the leading open-source home automation platform, supporting thousands of devices and keeping all your data local. This post covers the Docker Compose deployment using the LinuxServer image.

Self-Hosting eKuiper - Edge Stream Processing with Docker

Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

eKuiper is an open-source edge stream processing engine from the LF Edge project that lets you filter, transform, and route IoT data using SQL-like rules. This post covers deploying eKuiper with Docker and connecting it to an MQTT broker.

Self-Hosting ESPHome with Docker

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

ESPHome is a YAML-driven firmware framework for ESP8266 and ESP32 microcontrollers that integrates natively with Home Assistant. This post shows how to run the ESPHome dashboard with Docker so you can manage all your devices from a browser.

Self-Hosting EMQX - MQTT Broker with Docker

Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

EMQX is a high-performance open-source MQTT broker designed to connect IoT devices, microcontrollers, and sensors at any scale. This post shows how to get EMQX running with Docker in minutes.

eKuiper