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…and a smart home that finally feels smart I started with the obvious setup: installing Docker to isolate services, then setting up Home Assistant for automation control. I also experimented with tools…
…While I consider my dashboards, cards, and device-specific integrations borderlines essential, the AI-specific tools have a special place in my setup. After all, few things can match the convenience of…
…And once you include malfunctioning automations and buggy integrations, you’re completely justified in considering Home Assistant too complex. But trust me when I say this: Home Assistant is a terrific tool…
…But if you stick with it, Home Assistant will provide more robust automations and dashboards than anything manufacturers can come up with on their first-party tools. All you have to do…
…Automations, smart plugs, and alerts can fail just like anything else in a smart home setup. You still need a stable printer, sensible placement, and a willingness to limit remote jobs to…
…Effectively, a reliable system that replaced a host of apps, services, and subscriptions for me and could be configured to be more or less automated once setup. Turns out, a modern NAS…
…automations using LAN data That said, I’ve disabled a couple of tools with high-level access, namely those pertaining to backup restoration, reloading HASS Core, updating services, writing files, and triggering…
…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…
…Since I can also use my LLM-powered setup to control smart devices and trigger automations, it brings Home Assistant to an even footing with its rivals as far as AI assistants…
…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…
