#garagedooropener — Public Fediverse posts

Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our #GarageDoor Openers
If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?
After frustration with #Chamberlain's #MyQ and shutting out 3rd Parties, he developed #RATGDO, for Rage Against the #GarageDoorOpener, an #Esp32 based that workds over your local network using #ESPHome or #HomeKit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/technology/personaltech/why-one-man-is-fighting-for-our-right-to-control-our-garage-door-openers.html
https://archive.ph/bi15p

Raise Bikes to the Heavens with Humble Garage Door Opener https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/raise-bikes-to-the-heavens-with-humble-garage-door-opener/ #TransportationHacks #garagedooropener #garagedoor #homehacks #bikerack #storage #garage

Raise Bikes to the Heavens with Humble Garage Door Opener https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/raise-bikes-to-the-heavens-with-humble-garage-door-opener/ #TransportationHacks #garagedooropener #garagedoor #homehacks #bikerack #storage #garage

Raise Bikes to the Heavens with Humble Garage Door Opener https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/raise-bikes-to-the-heavens-with-humble-garage-door-opener/ #TransportationHacks #garagedooropener #garagedoor #homehacks #bikerack #storage #garage

Raise Bikes to the Heavens with Humble Garage Door Opener https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/raise-bikes-to-the-heavens-with-humble-garage-door-opener/ #TransportationHacks #garagedooropener #garagedoor #homehacks #bikerack #storage #garage

A Web Based Controller For Your Garage Door https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-web-based-controller-for-your-garage-door/ #garagedooropener #magneticswitch #garagedoor #MiscHacks #ESP32

A Web Based Controller For Your Garage Door - Garage doors! You could get out of your vehicle and open and close them yourself, ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-web-based-controller-for-your-garage-door/ #garagedooropener #magneticswitch #garagedoor #mischacks #esp32

I have received my #RATGDO !!! (Rage Against The Garage Door Opener)

https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo

I can now free my #Chamberlain #GarageDoorOpener from #myQ #enshittification

https://www.theverge.com/23949612/chamberlain-myq-smart-garage-door-controller-homebridge-integrations

• no more ads when I want to control my garage door (really: the myQ app keeps pushing ads for add-on hardware and subscriptions)
• my garage door opener will now be locally controlled via ESPHome
• it will be fully integrated with my #HomeAssistant system
• notifications will be immediate (myQ notifications are not instant, which renders them useless)
• no dependency on third-party cloud servers (I don't need to worry about myQ servers being down or worse, compromised)

I am also going to disable integrated wi-fi connectivity and delete my myQ account to make sure that my opener never gets an OTA "upgrade" without my consent

I have already installed the ESPHOme firmware and am currently printing an enclosure: https://www.printables.com/model/602600-ratgdo-v20-v25-v25i-pcb-enclosure

Finally #FiguredOut why the remotes for the #GarageDoorOpener stopped working. Don't put #LEDBulbs into the opener, they must have been interfering with the signals from the #transmitters #NowIknow

Finally #FiguredOut why the remotes for the #GarageDoorOpener stopped working. Don't put #LEDBulbs into the opener, they must have been interfering with the signals from the #transmitters #NowIknow

IOT Garage Door Opener Makes For Excellent Beginner IOT Project - If you live in a home with a garage door opener, you may have experienced one or m... - https://hackaday.com/2022/07/19/iot-garage-door-opener-makes-for-excellent-beginner-iot-project/ #garagedooropener #paspberrypipico #micropython #homehacks #pipicow