Practical smart home guides

Clear, well-sourced guides for building a smart home: home automation, sensors, boards, WiFi networks and intelligent gardening. No hype: what to buy, how to install it and how to avoid common mistakes.

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Sections

• Smart Home & IoT

  Home automation, sensor, board and project guides for building a smart home step by step.

• Home Networks & WiFi

  Routers, coverage, mesh and security: how to make your home network work properly.

• Smart Gardening

  Automatic irrigation, soil sensors and weather stations for data-driven watering.

Featured

• Home automation for beginners: a complete starter guide

  Updated: 29 Sep, 2026 |  at  02:00 PM

  Fundamentals

  A beginner's guide to home automation: what to automate first, how to choose an ecosystem and devices, how to plan your first project and mistakes to avoid.

Recent articles

• WiFi keeps disconnecting: why devices drop off

  Updated: 21 Oct, 2026 |  at  02:00 AM

  Troubleshooting

  WiFi cuts out or devices disconnect: the real causes (interference, DHCP, power saving, channel, IoT) and how to fix them one by one.

• How to Wire an LDR Sensor to the ESP32: Diagram and Reading

  Published: 30 Sep, 2026 |  at  10:00 AM

  Sensors

  Learn how to wire an LDR photoresistor to the ESP32, read its value with the ADC and use it as the basis for an automation.

• Electrical safety for garden irrigation systems

  Published: 29 Sep, 2026 |  at  06:30 PM

  Safety

  Electrical safety for garden irrigation: REBT, ITC-BT-18, 24 and 43, equipment IP ratings, 30 mA RCDs, earthing, pumps in water and safe cabling.

• Dying plants: why they wilt, die or stop growing

  Published: 29 Sep, 2026 |  at  06:20 PM

  Troubleshooting

  Why plants stop growing, dry out or rot after a watering change: too much water, lack of light, compacted substrate, checking roots and diagnosis.