Most smart home failures start with DNS, and nobody notices until everything breaks
… A smart camera may appear offline even though it still has network connectivity, while a voice assistant may respond slowly despite a strong Wi-Fi signal. …
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I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing
… No, I’m not just talking about the notification workflows where you’ll get pinged on the Home Assistant companion app any time a pool goes offline, TrueNAS has an update, or a virtual guest crashes. …
Retrofitting old appliances is the smart home upgrade that actually makes sense
… One moment you could be using all the automation and fancy features that come with your expensive upgrade, and the next it could be completely bricked, or cost a monthly fee to "unlock." Related 6 Home Assistant integrations I wish I knew about day one It took me longer than expected to find the in… …