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⚠️ PROJECT DISCONTINUED ⚠️

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NoiseBuster has been discontinued and replaced by mute

<p> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Discontinued-d95030?style=flat-square" alt="Discontinued"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Replaced%20by-mute-5b9a9a?style=flat-square" alt="Replaced by mute"> </p> <p> <a href="https://github.com/silkyclouds/mute"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🚀_New_Project-mute-5b9a9a?style=for-the-badge" alt="mute"></a> <a href="https://dash.muteq.eu"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/📊_Dashboard-dash.muteq.eu-d95030?style=for-the-badge" alt="Dashboard"></a> <a href="https://discord.com/invite/m7RGZy6YmZ"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/💬_Discord-Join_Us-5865F2?style=for-the-badge" alt="Discord"></a> </p> </div>

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📢 Important Notice

NoiseBuster is no longer maintained. The project was complex to configure and required significant technical knowledge from users.

We've built something better — mute is the future of acoustic monitoring!

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🔗 Quick Links

| | | |---|---| | 🚀 New Project | github.com/silkyclouds/mute — The successor to NoiseBuster | | 📊 Dashboard | dash.muteq.eu — Live noise monitoring & analytics | | 🌐 Website | muteq.eu — Learn more about MUTEq | | 💬 Discord | Join our community — Get help & share your builds |

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🎯 Why the change?

NoiseBuster served its purpose, but it had limitations:

| NoiseBuster ❌ | mute ✅ | |---|---| | Complex configuration | Simple Docker setup | | Manual device IDs & API keys | Automatic onboarding | | Limited dashboard | Full-featured cloud dashboard | | Difficult MQTT setup | MQTT auto-discovery | | Technical knowledge required | User-friendly for everyone |

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⚡ Meet mute

mute is a lightweight USB noise monitoring client that connects your DIY Mute Box to the official MUTEq dashboard. It's everything NoiseBuster wanted to be, but simpler and more powerful.

<p align="center"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Open%20Source-✓-5b9a9a?style=flat-square" alt="Open Source"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Privacy--first-✓-5b9a9a?style=flat-square" alt="Privacy-first"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Home%20Assistant-ready-5b9a9a?style=flat-square" alt="Home Assistant ready"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Docker-supported-2496ED?style=flat-square&logo=docker&logoColor=white" alt="Docker"> </p>

Key Features

• 📈 Real-time noise level streaming to the cloud dashboard
• 🌤️ Weather data correlation (temperature, humidity, conditions)
• 🏠 Local Home Assistant integration via MQTT
• 📊 Advanced analytics, alerts, and reporting
• 🔒 Privacy-first — Only dB levels, never audio recordings

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🚀 Get Started with mute

The recommended way to run mute is via Docker. No API keys, no tokens, no manual device IDs!

docker run -d \
  --name mute-client \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  --device /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  meaning/mute-client:latest

Then check the logs for your onboarding URL:

docker logs mute-client

That's it! Complete the simple web-based onboarding and you're done.

👉 Full documentation on GitHub

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🤝 Join the Community

We'd love to see you in our Discord community! Get help, share your builds, and connect with other acoustic monitoring enthusiasts.

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👤 Author

Developed with ❤️ by Raphaël Vael

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📜 License

<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY--NC%204.0-lightgrey.svg" alt="CC BY-NC 4.0"></a>

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

💡 Intellectual Property Notice: The MUTEq concept is registered with the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP).

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MUTEq — Acoustic intelligence for everyone.

Open-source · Community-powered · Privacy-first

<p> <a href="https://github.com/silkyclouds/mute">GitHub</a> • <a href="https://dash.muteq.eu">Dashboard</a> • <a href="https://muteq.eu">Website</a> • <a href="https://discord.com/invite/m7RGZy6YmZ">Discord</a> </p>

_{© 2024 Raphaël Vael · Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0}

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