A developer details his journey creating a custom home status board using Home Assistant, a Raspberry Pi, and a ZWave switch to monitor household states.
A technical guide on using Home Assistant's dynamic scenes to create a bathroom occupancy indicator that restores light states without causing loops.
A review of the Air Lab, a portable, open air quality monitor, comparing it to the AirGradient ONE and highlighting its features and setup.
A guide to creating a Home Assistant automation for announcing Shabbat candle lighting times using sensors and YAML configuration.
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Guide to integrating real-time UK electricity and gas usage data into Home Assistant using the Bright app and DCC smart meter network.
A technical guide on setting up Home Assistant with AdGuard DNS to block YouTube, using Lovelace UI buttons for easy control.
A detailed overview of a personal Home Assistant setup, including hardware choices, software configuration, and integration with voice assistants.
A guide to writing Home Assistant automations using Elixir's GenServers and WebSocket API for concurrent, programmable home automation.
A developer shares their journey creating a custom Home Assistant integration to monitor AWS costs, providing real-time billing data on a home automation dashboard.
Explains why using gzip's --rsyncable flag is crucial for efficient Home Assistant backups with restic, especially for large, static InfluxDB archives.
A guide to using Home Assistant groups to control a single smart light with multiple motion sensors, including adding media player state.
A guide to using AdGuard Home and Home Assistant to block YouTube and other media sites on specific devices for parental controls.
A guide on using Tailscale VPN to securely access a self-hosted Home Assistant instance remotely, avoiding insecure internet exposure.
A technical exploration of the Lenovo Smart Clock 2, focusing on its hardware specs and potential for hacking into a custom controller or server.
Learn how to monitor webpage changes using Home Assistant, checking ETag headers or content hashes to trigger automations.
Explores the surprising flexibility of YAML keys, including spaces and special characters, with examples from Home Assistant config.
A guide to displaying RSS feed content in Home Assistant using custom scripts and the HTTP API, avoiding third-party integrations.
A developer shares their journey learning React, TypeScript, Gatsby, and Python while transitioning from UWP development and contributing to open-source projects.
