https://configuringbits.com/posts/Recent content in Posts on Configuring BitsHugoen-usThu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://configuringbits.com/posts/2026-05-14-a-high-air-quality-adventure-with-esphome-and-a-pmsa003i-sensor/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://configuringbits.com/posts/2026-05-14-a-high-air-quality-adventure-with-esphome-and-a-pmsa003i-sensor/<p>If you’ve ever tinkered with DIY IoT devices, specifically air quality monitoring, you know that not all sensors are created equal. My recent project, an air quality monitor built on a NodeMCU v2 (ESP8266), taught me a humbling lesson. What should have been a simple plug-and-play integration turned into a “dead as a doornail” scenario involving reverse polarity, almost smoke, and a sensor that refused to speak until it had a 30-second warm-up period.</p>https://configuringbits.com/posts/date-with-the-night/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://configuringbits.com/posts/date-with-the-night/<h3 id="late-nights-with-server-upgrades-and-troubleshooting">Late nights with server upgrades and troubleshooting</h3> <p>When your homelab becomes a production server and your users come to expect those services, it’s hard to find a good time for maintenance. In addition to that, when server hardware is being upgraded and parts being swapped out, downtime is a bit more extensive than simply spinning up services on new hardware. That was the situation that I ran into.</p> <p>Previous Hardware:</p>