Mnemos V2: Taking local facial recognition further

Mnemos V2 is here, and it has grown quite a bit since I last wrote about it. What started as a lightweight, CPU-based replacement for cloud facial recognition now supports Rockchip NPUs and NVIDIA GPUs, alongside improved model management, validation, backups, documentation and testing.

ha-glinet: Local GL.iNet Router Control for Home Assistant

A look behind ha-glinet, a local Home Assistant integration for GL.iNet routers with device tracking, VPN control, SMS, firewall tools, and HACS support.

ESPHome Keypad: A Fingerprint and PIN Access Controller

How I built a local-first door access controller on an ESP32-S3 with PIN entry, R503 fingerprint scanning, and a custom ESPHome component to back up and restore fingerprint templates — because fingerprint_grow doesn’t do that out of the box