--- title: DIY, Full-Stack Farm Automation | daily.dev description: A farmstead owner in Arkansas built PioT (Pi Internet of Things), a custom Raspberry Pi-based automation system for managing farm operations. The self-hosted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/diy-full-stack-farm-automation-zfw83eqmm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DIY, Full-Stack Farm Automation | daily.dev og:description: A farmstead owner in Arkansas built PioT (Pi Internet of Things), a custom Raspberry Pi-based automation system for managing farm operations. 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