HELLEWELL / ONLINE

BARRY HELLEWELL

My life. Connected.

My home, my work and everything in between.

Three devices. One connected life.

Illustrative data flow

BEYOND THE DEVICES

Technology, put to work.

01 / MY CONNECTED DAY

Home. Anywhere. What’s next.

UNIFI · PROXMOX · HOME ASSISTANT

My connected world starts at home.

A low-energy Dell server, UniFi networking and Home Assistant form the home side of my setup, with Dahua and UniFi CCTV looking after the security side.

An illustrative journey through my setup, rather than a live activity feed.

02 / WHAT I’M BUILDING

Ideas I can do something with.

I’m not a coder. Claude and ChatGPT have opened up development options for me. These are some of the projects and systems in my world.

01

My connected-life showcase

A personal site that helps people explore the technology around my home and working life.

The idea
Make my setup something you can explore.
The result
An immersive device scene, animated connections and stories behind each system.
02

Everyday admin, automated

n8n handles daily checks and updates to my backend system.

The job
Carry out recurring admin and keep the backend updated.
The approach
Connect repeatable steps in workflows that do the routine work.
03

Core framework

I’m currently building a core framework to replace our existing systems at work.

The ambition
Create a new foundation for the systems we use in the business.
Where it stands
In development. This is an ongoing build, with the replacement of our existing systems as the goal.

03 / ENERGY & BACKUP

Power behind the connected life.

My house has a Powerwall 2 with backup and a UPS system. Power continuity is part of the setup, alongside connectivity and computing.

Powerwall 2

Home battery & backup

My connected home

Power supports the systems around me.

UPS system

Backup for connected equipment

At the house level. Powerwall stores energy and provides backup to the circuits covered by my installation.

At the equipment level. The UPS provides another layer of continuity for the equipment plugged into it.

Conceptual overview. Circuit coverage and UPS runtime depend on the installation and connected load.

ALSO IN MY WORLD
HELLEWELL / ONLINE

Hello, I’m Barry.

Business owner. Tech geek. Always curious.

I’m Barry, a business owner with a fascination for technology and what I can do with it. I enjoy exploring new tools, connecting systems and finding ways to make them useful in my working life and at home.

My car is my mobile office. With Starlink in my Tesla, I can take work wherever I go. Back at home, that same interest carries through to my server, connected home and automation. Technology is both a personal interest and part of how I run things.

I’m not a coder, but that no longer stops me exploring development. Claude and ChatGPT have opened up options I wouldn’t have had before. I can describe an idea, work through it and help turn it into something usable. Meanwhile, n8n takes care of daily admin checks and updates to my backend system.

My iPhone, MacBook Pro and iPad Pro connect these parts of my life. This site is a look into that world: the things I use, the ideas I’m exploring and the possibilities that keep me interested.