Let' s talk about servers, because once we' re clear that to
automate a house we' re going to have to pull a home automation controller
like Homas Eastan. Somewhere we' ll have to install it. No,
but you know how much a server costs. I really do that when I
hear a servant, I shake hands with my wallet, but wait' cause
now I' m telling you and you' re getting a surprise or not.
But before we get into this, let me ask you another question.
If you see an older gentleman eating a girl' s nose, what would
you think to see that I won' t curse the rock, because it
can be obvious or not. And now you' ll see why I say
it. But, above all, you will now see what all this has
to do with domestic servers welcome to a new chapter of technology for all.
The podcast where I speak of arduin not home automation programming and everything related to
the maker movement. My name is Luis del Valle, and you can find
me in easy programming. You remember Papuchi. The weird, weird, weird
one was Julio Iglesias' father, and you know it, people have the
impression that he was a pearl of care and a liver. And all because
after marrying, having two children and divorcing sixty- eight, he remarried to
a girl forty- eight years younger than him, with whom he had two
other children. Let' s go manual living. But tell me one thing
an older person does with girls who might be his granddaughters instead of playing dominoes,
so what do you want me to tell you what people do with their
private lives? I' m redefining it, because I understand that one older
gentleman wants to flirt with chicks and another prefers to hang out playing dominoes or
watching plays. And if I tell you this, it' s because a
lot of people, when they hear the word server, they reach out to
the wallet because they think about those Google or Amazon machines, and a server
is just a computer like the one I use to record this audio or like
the one you use to listen to it. Because the difference between a server
and a personal computer is the same as the difference between an older man flirting
with girls and another playing dominoes Attitude And when we talk about computers, the
attitude is defined by the software that installs to see how I explain to you
that you are a player Install, the specin Bather, that you are a
writer Install, the Ward And if you like to cache with home automation Install,
Homa Eastan or any other domotic controller dot, because, like if an
octogenarian wants to flirt with chicks, he has to go to Pachá, the
Penelope or the Paseo de la Habana. But in the game of domino little
will bind. In order for a computer to function as a home automation server,
you have to have the necessary software installed for but the spacen bader.
Not really. Why I' m telling you this, because having a home
automation server is so simple and economical. How to choose one of these four
options. Option one to use your personal computer with a virtual machine like virtual
Box or vmware and although when we talk about virtual machines it seems something complex
and actually its internal functioning is. Don' t be fooled, because the
concept itself is quite simple. It basically consists of installing software capable of loading
inside another operating system, making you believe it is a real PC. We
' re going like Russian dolls. But apart from that it can be somewhat
complicated to mount a virtual machine depending on the software you use and that in
the end that computer you will also use it for other things, for hell
World, to play or whatever, there is an added problem that can affect
your pocket. If you use this option, then I tell you what it
is, but let' s go that to try instan homas can be a
very good option. Let' s go with the second option to use an
old computer you have in the trasteo to see if you don' t have
anything else. It can be worth that. Don' t expect the four
eight six I had since you were an aborrescent to be enough, because the
server has to meet at least the requirements of the operating system you' re
going to install and it' s not worth the MS two. Besides,
this option has the same problem as the virtual machine on your personal computer.
I mean, a home automation server has to be on 24 hours a day
from Monday to Sunday. With an average consumption of two hundred courtyards, each
hour will consume roughly zero two kilobatios, now that if we multiply it by
sixteen cents, the kilobatio now comes out a total of about two hundred and
eighty bucks a year. Come on you could buy yourself a server every year
that I' m going to talk to you about next. So a lot
of eye on this, because in the end the remedy can be more expensive
than the disease. Let' s continue with The third option is to use
the redvery Pie that brought you papanuel and that is stuck in a drawer for
months to see if you already have a Rasberry Pine come on. It'
s definitely the best option to start with this domotics thing. In fact,
I think most of us have started there. It is a very economical,
easy to use mini computer and has an average consumption of about six watts that,
compared to the two hundred courtyards of a personal computer, let' s
go is a lighter apart that you will find a lot of documentation on the
Internet, but it has two major drawbacks in the ripie network. The first
is the storage system, because the normal thing is to start with an SD
card and which where you want to notice, appetizing punch, because the CSD
peta more than the car of Carlos Saint, although you can also use an
external hard drive is s D or a USB memory. And the second drawback
is that, if you don' t have one today, it' s
much more complicated to buy one than to find panda bears. If you are
determined yes or yes, to use a Barry foot ras I recommend that you
go to official distributors like CUBI Tindatech. I think it' s called I
scrapy PC. I' m telling you this so you don' t get
jacks for a hare, because if you see prices on Amazon you get scared
and you can always be bought a four foot Barry network that has four gigs
or more. And let' s go with the fourth option is maybe my
favorite to use a mini PC of those that are so fashionable before seeing its
advantages that milks is a mini PC. I think his own name makes it
quite clear. They are computers similar to personal computers, but in very small
format small, and that is because they use m mu very compact base plates
and are completely customized by manufacturers, that is, they are not compatible with
each other. They are not standard base plates apart, they use the same
hardware and the same components that laptops use. And this is very important because
it gives you a very interesting feature. Now you see what I' m
talking about, but for all intents and purposes. For us it is like
any computer with its memory, with its hard drive and with its professor.
The thing is, it' s all very compact. So, if you
' re not convinced to use your personal computer or the four eight six you
have in your ass or pay for a Redverry foot with gold ingots. Mini
PCs can be a very interesting option because it has a price that is more
than achievable. You can buy a mini PC as from about one hundred seventy
one hundred eighty euros usually come with hard drive that the vast majority of cases
is SSD and thanks you are using the same hardware as laptops. Its consumption
is slightly higher than that of the Rasberry PIYE and much lower than personal computers.
Of course this depends on each model, but we are going to consume
an average of about fifteen watts. There are many manufacturers, there are many
models, there are the interns who are afraid to do gigabyte, because there
is currently a lot of supply and a lot of demand. But if someone
will ask me, listen, I recommend one of the ones that you would
stay with, because, without a doubt, the one that I use in
my domotive system the one of Slim Book Zero to see that I don'
t have much idea of I' m sure that more than one who is
listening to this audio is already thinking. But what a freak you say And
if I' m honest with you, the Slingbook Zero goes to me as
a fucking mother and has a service that the truth is also of a fucking
mother. The only one I know. But come on I understand that there
are other mini PCs. The offer is very wide and I understand that there
are others that also go very well, but I can not say well and
once we have the server, what we do with it. I mean,
if we don' t do anything, it' ll become a nice piece
of paper and that' s it. So the next step is to install
the operating system and the indispensable tools for it to become a home automation server.
Remember Papuchi attitude, but the operating system. I' ll talk in
another chapter of the podcast. The important thing is that you understand that having
a server can be cheaper than having four drinks in the pachap. But before
I leave I want to talk about a fifth option that the Nash have sometimes
asked me what about the das. I' m telling you the truth again.
I have no idea if you can or can' t use some because
I' ve never used one. I know that for one of my students
that yes, but if this is your case, I recommend that you go
to a specialized channel on the subject. I know a very good one called
Naseros, a YouTube channel. You go there and investigate me if it can
be done. Probably can, but I don' t know the steps.
So, and to finish, a server is nothing more than a computer on
which we are going to install the necessary software to function as a home automation
center of our system. And in this chapter we have seen four options.
Action one using a virtual machine on your personal computer, advantages you won'
t have to make any investments. Just install the virtualization software and it'
s a very good option to start with, because you don' t have
to do any casto. You practically don' t have to do anything because
you already have a personal computer. You will install the software and ready disadvantages
you will use it for other things, that is, you will have installed
the World. You' re gonna have the games installed and the kids put
in your hand. A lot of eye because this lowers performance, and also
a lot of eye with consumption that you can get clear choice two. An
old computer you have at home must have minimal characteristics. It' s not
worth the four eight six you have in the storage room and it has the
same downside as the personal computer. Consumption if you are going to have it
active for 24 hours, seven days a week. A lot of eye that
' s gonna come out of you car. Third option Realverry Pine, if
you have it in your house, don' t hesitate. I recommend that
you use one from the Rasbarry foot three is a very easy and very economical
way to start with homasta consumes very little. But if you' re going
to buy one, prepare the gold ingots, because they' re in short
supply right now. And the fourth option, a mini PC is definitely the
best option if you have to make an investment. They are computers just like
the one you have at home, but in compact format or in mini format
consumes much less than a desktop computer, a personal computer and its price,
because that depends on the model. But there are models that are very affordable
and very economical. I recommend the slingbook that, by the way, do
not sponsor this chapter or anything I have not spoken to them and little more.
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