It's obviously way too late now but esphome is a very nice easy mode solution for the whole remote upload/logging/server/mqtt/iot widget thing if you don't want to drag in esp-idf. First time bootstrap is via serial/webusb and then it's all OTA.
You can write custom c++ modules for bits they don't have already, although that's pretty rare. Often used with HA but it works fine standalone with MQTT too, and deployment doesn't have to be from a server.
I was surprised at how short the table was, after the note up top about why they needed five lights because the table's so long. It looks way too big for the table, its proportions look like it belongs over a table 1.5-2 meters longer.
I have a 9' dining table as well, and it can definitely be deceptive— mine would absolutely benefit from a "full length" lighting solution like this.
Yeah, I got it, but it might take a Brit or German! Unfortunately there are dismissive third-party comments like that sometimes, and seeing it grey (at the time) I almost voted down myself too, just then thought I recognised your username and double-checked.
One other thought actually - if you can still edit the title, you might get more attention from 'Show HN: The Danglepoise', since then people will know the author is around for discussion. Just anecdotally I would guess Show HNs tend to have more engagement/votes on average.
True, didn't really realise that actually, just read the rules. I'm sure I've seen similar as Show HNs.. but I guess maybe they had a GitHub project or whatever that tilts the scale.
You can write custom c++ modules for bits they don't have already, although that's pretty rare. Often used with HA but it works fine standalone with MQTT too, and deployment doesn't have to be from a server.
https://esphome.io/