https://www.foxyslab.com Smart home and homelab tech without the corporate waffle. Honest reviews, local control advocacy, and the occasional strongly-worded opinion about cloud-dependent tat. en-GB Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/node-red-nodes-explained https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/node-red-nodes-explained The companion guide to my three-part Node-RED series. Every built-in node - Common, Function, Network, Parser, Sequence and Storage - what it does, when to reach for it, with working demo flows you can import and run yourself. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/getting-started-with-home-assistant https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/getting-started-with-home-assistant A complete walkthrough for installing Home Assistant on a mini PC or x86 hardware, setting up Zigbee devices, integrations, and HACS. Companion article to the full video guide. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/well-this-looks-different https://www.foxyslab.com/blog/well-this-looks-different Foxy's Lab has a blog now. Here's why, what to expect, and a brief history of how we got here. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT