This is the first part of a multi-part project to build an IR receiver/transmitter that will work with my existing remote and talk with my OpenHAB server. 

I have a need to monitor a couple of APC UPS' that are supplying power for my Home Theater system.  I currently don't have a computer close by but want to monitor those UPS'... A Raspberry Pi and NUT to the rescue.  It seems like a perfect match.

OpenHAB is a great application that allows you to create a Smart Home.  It connects with almost any smart device.  This article assumes you already have OpenHAB installed on your Raspberry Pi 2 and are looking at installing the systeminfo binding to monitor some local stats on your server.

I currently run Octoprint on a Raspberry Pi that is hooked up to be 3D printer. This setup uses HAProxy to provider the web front end for the user.  I am in the process of securing all my systems so they use SSL (https) and I this article documents how I added SSL to HSProxy using a Let's Encrypt certificate.