Book + open-source project

Autonomous farm through a programmer's eyes

A book and a real project: a closed-loop sturgeon farm in a shipping container. ESP32, Kubernetes, AI — the bot is live, the simulator generates data, the dashboard is real.

104k+
words written
29
chapters ready
17.4 m³
tank volume
~610 kg
target biomass

From idea to working farm.
Every step documented.

Contents · 29 chapters in 7 parts

IWhy and for whom ch. 1–2: motivation, economicsdraft
IIWhat is RAS ch. 3–5: closed loop, market, species selectiondraft
IIIEngineering ch. 6–9: system design, water, energy, layoutdraft
IVAutomation ch. 10–14: controller, protocols, PCB, cloud, sensorsdraft
VBuild & launch ch. 15–20: spec, hull, hydraulics, thermodynamics, commissioning, operationsdraft
VISoftware & AI ch. 21–27: aquaponics, processing, dashboard, platform, Telegram bot, CV, simulatordraft
VIIBusiness & security ch. 28–29: scaling, cybersecuritydraft

This is not an aquaculture textbook and not a marketing brochure. It's documentation of a real project — with all the mistakes, dead ends, and engineering decisions.

The author is a programmer with a decade of experience, building a Siberian sturgeon farm in a 40-foot shipping container near Kyiv, Ukraine. Budget: $50K. Goal: an autonomous system with minimal human involvement.

The bot is already running, the simulator generates data, AI interprets telemetry. The dashboard above is live.

29 chapters, 104,000+ words

From economics to AI-powered telemetry interpretation. PDF, ePub, print.

Working code & schematics

ESP32 firmware examples, PCB designs, Helm charts — on GitHub

RU + EN

The book will be published in Russian and English

From microcontroller
to Kubernetes

Hardware

Custom PCB on ESP32, RS-485, Modbus RTU. DO, pH, temperature sensors. VFD pump drives.

ESP32ESP-IDFFreeRTOSModbusLVGL

Cloud

MQTT broker, CI/CD, container orchestration, OTA updates, AI-powered Telegram bot, live website telemetry.

EMQXKubernetesGitLab CINode-REDCloudflare WorkersTelegram Bot

AI

AI-powered telemetry interpretation via Anthropic API. Computer Vision for behavior monitoring. Predictive maintenance.

Anthropic APICVYOLOPredictive

Transparent farm.
Real-time data.

Live simulator data from the cluster (updated via Worker API). Open dashboard: for monitoring and for trust.

Connecting...
Temperature
°C
Dissolved O₂
mg/L
pH
Status
Nitrite
mg/L
Updated

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