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…a Home Assistant tinkerer with a couple of years under my belt, I’ve already set up my own assistants inside the smart home platform. I’ve used the Ollama integration on…
…But getting that done cleanly required connecting those devices to Home Assistant first, using integrations or a smart plug . The idea was to stop relying on manufacturers’ apps and cloud services to…
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…like the Home Assistant Companion, especially if the underlying server handles the heavy lifting. Alternatively, apps and integrations like Fully Kiosk Browser can help turn the tablet into a smart display kiosk…
…Whether any smart home tutorial told you to segment or network, take XDA's default advice and set it right away. Making your automations, integrations, and dashboards function independently sounds great. However…
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