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1. A Light Switch, A Wall, And A Very Old Assumption Imagine standing in your living room late at night. The house is quiet, you are halfway up the stairs, and you realize that you forgot to turn off the lamp across the room. There is a switch near the lamp, but nothing where you are standing. You have two options – you walk back down or you leave it on and accept the wasted energy.The reason it works this way is not your fault. It is the way homes have been built for decades. A switch is wired to…

Build a compact, energy-efficient virtualization lab that scales. This friendly guide shows how to link three Pulcro TurnKey Two N150 mini PCs into a Proxmox cluster using their dual Ethernet ports and extra NVMe storage. Table of contents What is Proxmox Why TurnKey Two N150 for clusters Recommended network topology Step-by-step cluster setup (3 nodes) Using the extra NVMe slot Great workloads to run Start building today What is Proxmox and why use it? Proxmox VE is an open-source virtualization platform that lets you run multiple virtual machines and Linux containers on the same hardware. A cluster links several nodes…

Thinking about starting your smart home journey but not sure where to begin? You’re not alone. For many, the world of smart plugs, sensors, and protocols like Zigbee can feel intimidating – especially when paired with the endless configuration options in Home Assistant. That’s exactly why we created the Pulcro Smart Home Starter Kit: a simple, reliable, and frustration-free way to learn the basics, build your first automations, and finally experience the magic of a smarter home—on your terms. Discover the easiest way to start automating your home with Home Assistant—no guesswork, no frustration. If you’re just starting out in…