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…Every restart broke my automations, every update interrupted services, and nothing ever felt stable. That’s when it hit me. I didn’t need a more powerful setup; I needed a dedicated…
…alerts, and no automation chain silently failing because one entity changed its name after an update. In the abstract, that approach is cleaner and more foolproof. Even with limits, this setup makes…
…That’s what replaced DuckDNS and freed me from any tracking and updating chores. Note that Tailscale’s free tier covers everything for a typical home setup. Tailscale add-on for Home…
…The learning curve is real, and it can bite Freedom still comes with setup and maintenance costs There is a significant disadvantage to bear in mind, though. Home Assistant is not the…
…I primarily use it for automating my environment, including lights, devices, and small daily actions that remove friction from my workflow. PC monitoring is also one part of that setup. I track…
…The setup friction is real. But once it is running, there’s no phoning home, no rate limits, and no subscriptions. Google deserves credit for making setup easy and for it just…
…Sign in to your XDA account Home Assistant has been nailing each release, and the team doesn't look as though it plans to slow down with the June update taking shape…
…Then there’s community blueprints, official (and third-party) integrations, and add-ons (or apps, as they’re called in recent releases). The best part? Home Assistant receives new updates every month…
…my setup. Snapshots changed my update process. Backing up HA on Proxmox no longer does the config files alone; it's now the entire instance, which makes taking it down and restoring…
…Instead of creating a seamless network, the extender made the whole setup feel patched together with duct tape and wishful thinking. Latency went up, roaming got messy, and reliability became a coin…