Early beta (0.1.0), not yet for critical processes. See the roadmap

Tutorials

Step-by-step paths, from the server to the wired board. Each tutorial says what must be done first, and what you need at hand.

Easy 20 min

Set up PNeX on a Linux VM

PNeX on Debian or Ubuntu — a Proxmox or VirtualBox VM, or a cloud server

No prerequisite: this is a starting point. 1 part
Easy 45 min

Set up PNeX on a Raspberry Pi

A Pi on your LAN running the whole PNeX stack, reachable at https://pnex.local

No prerequisite: this is a starting point. 6 parts
Medium 1 h 30

Temperature alerts with your own firmware

An AM2301 sensor on an ESP32-C6-Zero, a few lines of C++ written in the browser, a Python-like function and an alert on your phone, all self-hosted

No prerequisite: this is a starting point. 12 parts
Easy 15 min

Get alerts by email or on your phone

A notification channel PNeX flows can send to — email, ntfy or Telegram

Set up PNeX on a Raspberry Pi or Set up PNeX on a Linux VM 3 parts
Easy 20 min

Register and flash your first board

An ESP board flashed from the browser, connected and reporting to PNeX

Set up PNeX on a Raspberry Pi or Set up PNeX on a Linux VM 6 parts
Easy 20 min

See a room's temperature on a dashboard

Put the temperature and humidity of your climate sensor on a phone dashboard and on a desktop screen, with a 24-hour chart and a card that greys out when the sensor goes quiet

Temperature alerts with your own firmware 3 parts
Medium 40 min

Drive the board's RGB LED from a dashboard

Add three commands to your own firmware, update the board over the air, and switch, dim and colour its on-board LED from a phone dashboard through a flow

See a room's temperature on a dashboard 2 parts
Medium 1 h

Monitor a plant's soil moisture

A capacitive sensor on an ESP board, a live chart, and the data history

Register and flash your first board 4 parts
Medium 30 min

Switch a lamp from your phone

Home automation end to end — mobile dashboard, home card, flow and device, from one button press to a real LED

Register and flash your first board 2 parts
Medium 45 min

Water the plant automatically

A relay and a small pump, driven by a flow when the soil gets too dry — and an alert when it does

Monitor a plant's soil moisture Get alerts by email or on your phone 5 parts