🏠 Smart Home
The same hobbyist rigor we put into a homelab build, pointed at the network and the front door: real coverage numbers, real monthly fees, and what a "starter kit" price actually turns into once you buy what you need.
All Smart Home Guides
Why total cost of ownership, not sticker price
A mesh router "starter kit" price and a home security "starter kit" price both hide the real number: how many nodes or sensors an actual house needs, and for security systems, what professional monitoring costs every month for years after the hardware is paid off. Both guides on this page total that out by home size and use case instead of stopping at the box price.