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clayauld/README.md

Hi there 👋

I'm Clayton Auld. By day, I work in telecommunications as a Network Capacity Forecasting Engineer (prior role was as a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer). When I'm not at $DAYJOB, I dabble in open source home automation systems, Linux system administration, and network infrastructure. I also run my own UnRAID server out of my closet for cloud storage and home automation.

I am an open source software and hardware enthusiast, who loves to play with small embedded systems (think ESP32, STM32, Arduino, etc) for home automation. I believe access to free and open source software is crucial for our society and for the success of modern business and infrastructure.

I am an operational and board member of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group (AMRG), a non-profit volunteer organization providing mountain search and rescue services across Alaska.

Featured Projects

I've been focusing on building tools for Search and Rescue (SAR) and remote communications:

  • SAR-Respond: A specialized response coordination system for rescue and response teams, designed to streamline communication and logistics during operations.
  • Meshtopo: A gateway to bridge Meshtastic off-grid LoRa networks to CalTopo maps, enabling real-time position tracking for teams in remote areas.
  • SatCom Forecast: A Home Assistant integration providing NOAA weather forecasts formatted specifically for satellite communicators (Garmin inReach, Zoleo, etc).
  • Pandoc Markdown → PDF: A web interface and REST API to convert Markdown files to professional PDFs using Pandoc and XeLaTeX in Docker.

Favorite Open Source Projects

Tools I use and love:

  • SkiffOS: Buildroot-based lightweight Linux system for computers and embedded systems.
  • Home Assistant: The ultimate home automation platform.
  • ESPHome: Simple and powerful configuration for ESP8266/ESP32 devices.
  • Home Assistant HACS: Home Assistant Community Store.

Background

I am an avid user of Linux/GNU systems and love the WSL integration into Windows 10/11. Most of my GitHub work centers around home automation, Linux administration, and embedded systems. I have contributed to SkiffOS, Home Assistant HACS, and oh-my-fish.

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  1. meshtopo meshtopo Public

    Bridge Meshtastic off-grid LoRa networks to CalTopo maps.

    Python

  2. satcom-forecast satcom-forecast Public

    Provide NOAA Forecast to satellite communicator

    Python 1

  3. SkiffOS SkiffOS Public

    Forked from skiffos/SkiffOS

    Reliably run any Linux distribution on any hardware with a cross-compiled host OS for containerized environments.

    Shell