📘 OWLogger Documentation

🔍 What Is OWLogger?

OWLogger is your window into the hidden corners of your world — whether it's your attic, server rack, fermentation cellar, or chicken coop. It gives you real-time insights from 1-Wire sensors, without the complexity or security risks of traditional remote monitoring systems.

❗ The Problem with Conventional Monitoring

Modern remote monitoring often comes with serious drawbacks:

• 🔓 Digital Doorways: Inbound connections expose your network to security vulnerabilities.
• 📉 Flaky Connections: Spotty internet means gaps in your data — especially when you need it most.
• 🔄 Dynamic IPs: Your IP address can change unexpectedly, often during outages.
• 🕸️ Sensor Sprawl: Managing dozens of devices individually is a logistical nightmare.
• 📱 Untrustworthy Apps: Phone apps can be spoofed, and you never know what else they’re doing.
• 🔒 Vendor Lock-In: Proprietary systems can be abandoned or become expensive over time.

🚀 The OWLogger Solution

Forget complex network setups and risky configurations. OWLogger offers a secure, one-way data flow to a cloud server you control — giving you reliable, consolidated insights without compromising your privacy.

🌐 Key Benefits

• 🧠 You’re in Control: All devices and data are fully under your management.
• 💸 Low Cost: Even the cloud server is affordable — e.g., Kamatera offers VPS hosting from just $4/month.
• 🖥️ Virtual Private Server (VPS): Full access to a virtual cloud computer for storage, web access, and services like OWLogger or even a web store.
• 🌍 Pure Web Access: View your data from any browser — phone, tablet, computer, even a smart TV. No apps or installations required.

🧩 The Core Components

• Robust 1-Wire Sensors: Proven, reliable sensors with decades of continuous use.
• Pint-Sized Transmitter: A small device (like a Raspberry Pi) collects and forwards data securely.
• OWLogger Software: Open-source, customizable, and designed for simplicity and security.

🛡️ Why OWLogger?

OWLogger ensures a secure, outbound-only data flow to your cloud server. That means:

• No open ports
• No inbound connections
• No exposure to external threats

Just clean, reliable data — wherever and whenever you need it.

🛠️ Can you add on?

• owgeneralpost lets you send any information to the logger, not just 1-wire data
• Your data is stored in an sqlite3 file, so very readable and accessible
• The web display is simple HTML -- easily cutomizable
• All the programs are open source, well documented and in widely known python3