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Reverse Engineering and Self-Hosting the OBI Smart Energy Tracker

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According to Hackaday, the OBI Energy Tracker—a fifteen-euro smart meter monitor sold by a German DIY store—has been reverse-engineered. Hackers have figured out how to self-host the device, freeing users from OBI's cloud service and giving them full control over their home energy data.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/reverse-engineering-and-s...

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