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      cornusandu
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      Hello Guys,
      work in progress , i think i will be done sometimes in January as i still want to cut a hole in the plywood and install a motion sensor to shut down and start my monitor. the raspberry will be running continuous until it will die i guess. Magic mirror and also on the background is running Alexa which i changed the wake word to Siri as i have in the area also an Echo so that will not respond both of them. I still have to see about microphones install situation and also am thinking to try two microphones on the same usb port for a better wake word situation considering position and distance of caller. I will cut a hole in the wall so that it will be a very thin frame. I was thinking also if you guys have any ideas if for a longer life of raspberry is better to run continuously or to shut down at night with a smart power plug at night and IFTTT at day when my cell (and of course myself ) are not home.

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        cowboysdude Module Developer
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        Great job!

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          cornusandu @cowboysdude
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          @cowboysdude thank you. It is quite a ride .

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          • cowboysdudeC Offline
            cowboysdude Module Developer @cornusandu
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            @cornusandu It is a fun ride though :)

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              cornusandu @cowboysdude
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              @cowboysdude Ohhh yeahhh :) a lot of head scratching and a bit of swearing. I reinstalled about 20 times . But finally got it working smoothly.

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                cornusandu @cowboysdude
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                @cowboysdude Super cool community. Any advice on raspberry power? Should I cut electricity 12 hours a night with a smart plug? Or run it 24/7? Which is better for longer life?

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                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @cornusandu
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                  @cornusandu said in work in progress:

                  Should I cut electricity 12 hours a night with a smart plug? Or run it 24/7? Which is better for longer life?

                  In my opinion, I would leave it running. As long as you keep the temp of the Pi somewhere in the neighborhood of 40°C. Personally, I prefer that to 365 unnecessary boots a year.

                  Create a working config
                  How to add modules

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                    cowboysdude Module Developer @cornusandu
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                    @cornusandu I leave mine running all the time… have had no issues after a year so far :)

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                      strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @cornusandu
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                      @cornusandu if you just turn off the electricity is not that good for the hardware in terms durability, but if you create a shut down routine e.g. 5min before, than it should be fine.

                      Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                        cornusandu @Mykle1
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                        @Mykle1 He is running at a stable 65 Celsius

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