Bruno Sabotbrunosabot.hashnode.dev·Jul 13, 2024Crafting My Perfect Home Assistant DashboardInspired by the beautiful and functional dashboards I've seen online, I embarked on a journey to personalize my own Home Assistant experience. This post dives into the plugins I used, my customization choices, and a final glimpse of the finished prod...Discusshome automation
Erv WalterProewal.dev·May 23, 2024Going Overboard with My HomelabMy homelab is certainly more elaborate than necessary, but that's because I love to tinker. It's one of my hobbies, and truth be told, my lab's main purpose is just that—being a hobby. While some components are genuinely useful, the overall setup is ...Discuss·116 readsHomelab TourHomelab
Marco Mornatimmornati.hashnode.dev·Apr 30, 2024How to Easily Integrate Your Solar Covers with Velux KIG 300Introduction Several months ago, I added solar covers to the Velux windows in my home. While integrating these covers with the Velux KIG 300 control system, I encountered a few hurdles due to unclear documentation and hidden settings in the app. This...Discussvelux
Milan Aleksićblog.aleksic.dev·Feb 10, 2024Short Note: control diffuser via Stream DeckWhat and why? Well, it took me forever to figure it out, but apparently during the winter months I have problems with my nose not because I became super-sensitive as I age, but simply because humidity at my home office is not as good as it is was in ...Discuss·124 readsHomelab
Derek Murawskyblog.murawsky.net·Jan 6, 2024IslandBridge Dock(er)s and (z)WavesIn the previous article in the series, I briefly went over what I wanted to set up: a Z-Wave and Zigbee to Home Assistant bridge. That was two years ago. As often happens, I just dove in and didn't take many notes along the way. However, I can say wi...DiscussIslandBridgezwave
William Cheong WeelauforDivineforge Technology Enterprisedivineforge.com·Dec 3, 2023Into the Homelab computingA homelab is a personal laboratory setup at home for the purpose of learning and experimenting with technology. It typically consists of a computer, networking equipment, and other components such as storage devices, servers, and software. Homelabs c...Discuss·43 readsHomelabHomelab
Wilhelm Erasmusscooting.dev·Jul 19, 2023Wifi-enabling a gate the complete wayThe why There are products on the market to automate gates. I especially like Remootio. I have however been yearning for some DIY electronics action so I took it upon myself to DIY something similar that could not only open and close my sliding gate,...Discuss·37 readsiot
Marco Mornatimmornati.hashnode.dev·Jan 2, 2023Home Assistant: motion sensor coupled with a switchDid you already move your harms to your motion sensor to power on your external light, for example when you are on your deck having dinner? It happened all the time to me and it is really frustrating... so I created automation to stop it! 😎 What do ...Discuss·1.5K readsHome Assistant
Marco Mornatimmornati.hashnode.dev·Dec 31, 2022Home Assistant: use ZigBee buttons to control other protocol devicesIn this blog post, I will show how you can use a ZigBee in a completely different and unusual way.You can control devices using a different protocol (ex covers using ZWave) but also, and I find it much more important, to use the different buttons on ...Discuss·1.2K readsHome Assistant
Marco Mornatimmornati.hashnode.dev·Dec 30, 2022Home Assistant: simple "presence simulation" scriptDo you remember the "Home Alone" movie? When Kevin simulate the presence of his family at home using lights, television sounds, persons moving in the living room, ...?You can do the same using your Smart Home devices and Home Assistant. What to contr...Marco Mornati and 2 others are discussing this3 people are discussing thisDiscuss·1.8K readsHome Assistant
