Build thriving ecosystems with the Freya Vivarium Control System – a dedicated computer that orchestrates the climate behind the glass. It brings all environment-sensing and control hardware together into a single, local mind for your tank: precision automation you own and understand, so life inside your vivarium can truly thrive.
Freya is an advanced, automated control system designed specifically for vivariums, terrariums, and paludariums. Built on the Raspberry Pi platform, it provides precise environmental monitoring and control to create the perfect habitat for your plants and animals.
Key Features:
Whether you're maintaining a tropical rainforest environment or a desert habitat, Freya provides the automation and precision you need to keep your vivarium thriving.
With Freya, you have an assistant that controls the environment for you – while you stay fully in control of how your vivarium works, evolves, and grows.
Freya is fully open source – hardware, software, and enclosure designs. You can read the code, study the schematics, and adapt the 3D-printable case to your own builds. That openness isn't a marketing line; it's the guarantee that you're never stuck with a black box that only one company can fix or extend.
From standard components to the printable enclosure, Freya is designed to survive time, not a product cycle. If something breaks, you (or your local builder) can open it, diagnose it, and swap parts instead of replacing the whole unit. Documentation lives in the open, so every repair adds to shared knowledge instead of disappearing into a service ticket.
Freya runs on your hardware, in your home. There are no mandatory accounts, no subscription wall, no remote kill switch. You can keep everything fully local, or connect to a trusted “cloud keeper” who runs the web interface for you – without giving up control of your data or your tank. The system works for you, not the other way around.
Freya is built around one simple idea: happy animals need a stable, well-understood environment. By watching the climate, logging what happens and handling routine adjustments, Freya lowers the barrier to responsible wildlife keeping in tanks – making good stewardship easier to achieve and repeat.
Freya provides open-source, enterprise-grade automation for professional vivarium builders and their clients.
Full transparency, zero barriers. The Freya project provides you with complete access to source code, technical specifications, and integration documentation to confidently complete your builds.
Professional documentation library:
Designed for professionals. Our documentation supports integrators, engineers, and builders who demand precision, reliability, and complete system control.
Prefer expert guidance? Work with experienced vivarium builders who integrate Freya systems as part of complete, turnkey solutions.
Professional partners offer:
Contact your local vivarium builder and ask them about integrating Freya into your custom build. Together, you can create something truly extraordinary.
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