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…flaky gadget without rebuilding every automation from scratch. That flexibility is the thing I’d miss most if I went back to a single-brand setup, because it turns the smart home…
…Assistant setup, pair it with a few trigger-action rules, and control your smart home by brushing your teeth! Speaking of automations… Smart plugs are perfect for wattage-based automations Recording power…
…Automations continue to improve Yet more changes for making things happen A huge part of Home Assistant is the automated stuff that can be configured to tackle much of the mundane work…
…The automation that fixed everything The biggest issue with my smart home was that devices worked individually but not intelligently together. I didn’t need dozens of complex automations, I just needed…
…It solves the uptime problem that kills most Pi-based setups. Your home automations and server controls need to be always available, or it's just a neat trick. Since a NAS…
…the basics This is the simplest automation that can run daily without any manual intervention. Living room lights, porch lights, bedroom lamps — whatever your lighting setup is — you can tie them to…
…Initial setup can be done via USB-C or Bluetooth, and the project is open-source with documentation, example dashboards, and automation templates available for customization or DIY builds. The DeskUp Pro…
…off their Home Assistant setup. Let's just call it a badge of honor for the work that we've put in. More than that, building automations and connecting devices is only…
…chat with my LLMs about every aspect of my HASS setup, be it checking an entity’s stats or triggering an automation chain. Better yet, everything runs locally, with my decade-old…
…While those may help temporarily, you never know why the automations fail or devices drop off randomly. For a mixed setup with several wireless protocols and devices, there are more ways for…