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… WashData You’ll want to use smart plugs that can withstand exceedingly high loads If you’ve got a normal washing machine and want to use it with your Home Assistant hub, pairing a typical smart plug with the WashData integration can be a decent solution. …
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… Related I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned This free Home Assistant setup finally made my old Android phone useful again I've used the unofficial HA-MCP Server repo But there’s even an official MCP integration for Home Assist… …
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… My Home Assistant instance already runs the MQTT broker service. So, adding Zigbee2MQTT integration made it easier to connect Zigbee devices. For my Zigbee-only smart home, the current setup with Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquitto is lean and sufficient. …
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… Integrations and apps are your best friends They can connect even seemingly “dumb” devices to Home Assistant If your Home Assistant experience has been marred by cheap devices that refuse to connect to the smart home management platform, you can always check the unofficial community repos for integ… …