[Discuss] Not L or U But at Least Techie…

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

Does anyone have experience with passive infrared detectors for remote 
alerting? I don't want to convert to some Alexa- or Ring-like religion, 
but I would like simple Android/iOS phone apps that can promptly and 
reliably alert me when one triggers. Being open and documented would be 
nice, too.

There seem to be plenty on the market but hard to tell which are any good.

I don't want prepackaged "smart home" stuff where it all comes crashing 
down and one can't even turn on the lights when some MBA decides to 
change a business model. (Just a few days ago my wife had a gizmo quit 
working, without warning, because "internet of shit".)


If it talked to my local own Linux server that could be cool. Are there 
good cross-platform apps that are easy to notify from a Linux box? 
"Ntfy" looks interesting. I wouldn't mind integrating two different 
products.


Thanks,

-kb