https://houmeos.com/en/blog Practical smart home articles: local-first without cloud, solar surplus and batteries, MQTT and integrations, security, modes and automations. en-US Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:01:37 GMT https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html scripts/gen-feed.cjs contact@houmeos.com (HoumeOS) contact@houmeos.com (HoumeOS) https://houmeos.com/en/blog/local-first-umen-dom-bez-oblak https://houmeos.com/en/blog/local-first-umen-dom-bez-oblak Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Technology Local-First means the rules, the data and the control live on your own LAN server, not in somebody else's cloud. Here is why the home keeps running when the connection drops — and how one screen replaces a dozen apps. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/mqtt-otvoreni-protokoli-umen-dom https://houmeos.com/en/blog/mqtt-otvoreni-protokoli-umen-dom Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Integrations MQTT is a lightweight, fast and widely implemented protocol that devices in the home use to talk to each other. Because HoumeOS is designed around it, your home is not tied to a single manufacturer — a new device enters the register without touching the screens. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/inteligentni-avtomatizacii-zadzazhdane-prozachnost https://houmeos.com/en/blog/inteligentni-avtomatizacii-zadzazhdane-prozachnost Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Comfort A one-second cloud should not switch the boiler on and off. That is why rules in HoumeOS have a hold and a pause between executions, and every decision is logged with an explanation — executed, skipped, waiting or error. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/sobstveno-potreblenie-zashta-na-bateriyata https://houmeos.com/en/blog/sobstveno-potreblenie-zashta-na-bateriyata Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Energy The more of your own solar energy you use on site, the less you buy from the grid. Here is how HoumeOS steers the surplus by meaning — first the battery, then the boiler, finally the grid — and why the battery's emergency reserve is never breached. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/avtomatichno-polivane-gradina https://houmeos.com/en/blog/avtomatichno-polivane-gradina Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Comfort How to water the garden on a schedule and according to a moisture sensor and the rain forecast — so water and energy go where they belong, with no waste. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/istoriya-i-danni-na-koito-mozhesh-da-veryarvas https://houmeos.com/en/blog/istoriya-i-danni-na-koito-mozhesh-da-veryarvas Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Technology Better an empty screen than one that shows yesterday as if it were now. HoumeOS does not cache device numbers, marks stale values, and histories are kept on the server — surviving a restart and a power failure. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/sigurnost-dostap-roles-pin-odit https://houmeos.com/en/blog/sigurnost-dostap-roles-pin-odit Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Security Who can press what is decided by the server, not the screen. A guest never touches locks, critical actions ask for a second confirmation, PINs are stored as a salted hash (scrypt), and every login and command has an author and a time. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/patna-karta-houmeos-gotovo-i-predstoi https://houmeos.com/en/blog/patna-karta-houmeos-gotovo-i-predstoi Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Technology We say clearly what works today and what is planned. Ready are the eight-screen kiosk, the automations, the histories, the roles and the simulation. Coming are a real MQTT broker, notifications, a visual editor and camera and EV integrations. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umno-otoplenie-termopompa https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umno-otoplenie-termopompa Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Comfort How room-by-room temperature, the weather forecast and solar surplus work together so you heat the home with less energy — without giving up comfort. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/za-integratori-simulatsiya-i-testovano-yadro https://houmeos.com/en/blog/za-integratori-simulatsiya-i-testovano-yadro Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Integrations Want to show or test a system before installation? HoumeOS has a simulation mode that runs the whole flow without real devices — ideal for demos, training and checking scenarios. And quality is not promised, it is proven with tests. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/stenen-panel-eden-ekran https://houmeos.com/en/blog/stenen-panel-eden-ekran Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Technology How the same interface works on a wall panel, a tablet, a phone and a computer — and why controlling the whole home from one screen beats ten separate apps. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/monitoring-slarna-sistema https://houmeos.com/en/blog/monitoring-slarna-sistema Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Energy How to see production, consumption, battery charge and grid exchange on one screen — and how inverter and meter data turn into decisions that raise self-consumption. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/zarejdane-elektromobil-ot-slantseto https://houmeos.com/en/blog/zarejdane-elektromobil-ot-slantseto Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Integrations How to steer daytime solar surplus into EV charging so you can drive almost for free — and the role of OCPP and smart power management. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/scenarii-rezhimi-umen-dom https://houmeos.com/en/blog/scenarii-rezhimi-umen-dom Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Comfort How one-touch modes turn dozens of manual steps into a single button — and how the automations behind them save energy and time without any programming. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/kolko-goljama-bateria-mi-trjabva https://houmeos.com/en/blog/kolko-goljama-bateria-mi-trjabva Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT Energy A practical way to estimate the storage your house actually needs — the steps, the numbers and the reserve you should not ignore, so you don't pay for capacity you never use. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umna-alarma-avariini-stsenarii https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umna-alarma-avariini-stsenarii Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT Security From water and gas leaks to access control with roles and PINs — how local automation turns separate sensors into a connected security system that keeps working without internet. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/vsichki-marki-v-edna-sistema https://houmeos.com/en/blog/vsichki-marki-v-edna-sistema Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT Integrations Why you don't have to replace every device to get a single interface — and the role of MQTT, Modbus and KNX as the common language. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umen-dom-bez-internet https://houmeos.com/en/blog/umen-dom-bez-internet Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Technology Why cloud dependence is a risk, and how a single local server keeps rules, modes and security running even when the connection drops. https://houmeos.com/en/blog/solaren-ilisak-za-topla-voda https://houmeos.com/en/blog/solaren-ilisak-za-topla-voda Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT Energy A practical way to stop exporting your cheap midday surplus and invest it in the water heater and the battery instead — with a clear distribution priority.