Personal website of Randy Carter · Karlsruhe, Germany
Welcome to JimmyBones.de
Home Assistant automations, Linux and server scripts, and live data from my own weather station and solar system – shared from my homelab in Karlsruhe.
I'm glad you're here! This site is my personal space where I share my thoughts, projects, and everything that moves me. It's a reflection of who I am – curious, creative, and always exploring new ideas, whether in tech, design, or everyday life.
Live from Karlsruhe
Home Assistant · updated Offline · last update
Live data is currently unavailable.
The weather station and solar values will be back shortly – the dashboards explain what is measured.
What you'll find here
Since the 386 era
👤 About me
From MS-DOS and Windows servers to Linux, virtualization and home automation.
Featured guides
- 🔐 Backup Proxmox Backup Fully automated, client-side encrypted Proxmox VE backups to iDrive E2 with rclone: monthly rotation, retention, Dual-WAN upload and restore guide.
- 🏠 Home Assistant Growbox Control V2 Growbox Suite V2 for Home Assistant: closed-loop control with predictive DLI, leaf VPD regulation, soft ramps and automatic phase transitions.
- 🛡️ Security Cryptroot unlock via SSH Unlock LUKS-encrypted Linux systems remotely at boot with Dropbear SSH in the initramfs and key-only authentication – setup, hardening and troubleshooting.
- 🏠 Home Assistant Awning Automation Home Assistant automation that retracts the awning automatically on rain or strong wind and gusts from critical directions – with YAML and best practices.
About this site
Here you'll find everything from helpful scripts and tools I've developed, to insights into my hobbies and experiments. I love tinkering with Home Assistant, automating systems, optimizing workflows, and occasionally diving into Linux, networking, and hardware builds.
Whether you stumbled upon this site by chance, were looking for a specific script, or just wanted to get inspired – I'm truly happy you're here. Feel free to browse through the different sections, download some tools, or just see what I'm currently working on.
This place is always growing and evolving, just like the projects and passions behind it. So come back from time to time – there’s always something new!
Thanks for stopping by – I hope you find something here that inspires you, helps you solve a problem, or just brings a smile to your face.