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TL;DR — mattertimectl is a tiny, single-binary Matter controller that keeps device clocks correct.

src code - README Intro The problem My front door has no window or peephole so when the doorbell rings I have to pull out my phone and open the Unifi Protect app.

I like to use Claude Code in my terminal Ghostty alongside Emacs.

The Problem My front door doesn't have a peephole so when someone rings the doorbell, you can't see who it is without pulling out your phone and looking at the doorbell app.

My original mini rack build had most devices on 2.5Gbps but had a few gaps like the gateway, the cluster switch, and the access points were still gigabit.

Motivation With the emergence of the 10 inch network rack, Jeff Geerling organized a community around the concept of mini-racks.

My family and I moved into a home built in 1895 and thankfully a lot of the original hardware and woodwork had been retained.

Ubiquiti wireless access points are configured via a web app called Unifi Controller which can be self hosted.

From Raspberry Pi to ESP32 In 2018 I wired a Raspberry Pi Zero W into my 1970s apartment intercom to make it Siri-controllable.

Communities need associative hosting.

This was my first homelab.

I wanted to host my code without a lot of extra infrastructure, apps, and metadata to operate and maintain.

After wiring a Raspberry Pi Zero W into my 1970s apartment intercom to make it Siri-controllable, I needed a way to mount the Pi inside the panel.

Apple HomeKit with Raspberry Pi I made my 1970s (?)