HA compatible sensors for a terrarium? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 8 months ago by lori@lemmy.sdf.org to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I'm in the process of building a custom terrarium that will eventually house a leopard gecko. I'm looking for some small, inexpensive devices to monitor temperature and humidity in the tank via Home Assistant so I can set up some alerts. Any recommendations?

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[-] spaduf@slrpnk.net 3 points 8 months ago

I feel like your best bet is ESPHome and the ESP family of devices. Last time I checked you could get the parts for a project like this off Amazon (with spare parts) for under 20$.

https://esphome.io/

[-] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 8 months ago

I agree if your diy an esp32 and a dht11 could easily handle those duties.

I use one with 2 DHT11s and two DS18B20s to monitor my HVAC temps.

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