I revived a cheap Android tablet by turning it into a Home Assistant control panel
…On a barebones setup, saying the hot word simply pulls up the Assist tool, and I’d have to type everything manually. But since I wanted a full-on voice assistant, I…
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This open-source dashboard finally gave me the unified view my home lab desperately needed
…will show you containers and your network setup. Unifi, in my case, will show network clients, but what you really need is a unified dashboard. While each tool does its own job…
I finally built the central AI hub I've been wanting, and Open WebUI made it stupidly simple
I connected Open WebUI to my local LLMs, AI tools, and MCP servers, and my setup finally feels finished
Tailscale replaced my dynamic DNS setup, and I stopped worrying about IP addresses entirely
…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…
Remote 3D printing stopped feeling reckless when I added Home Assistant to the mix
…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…
Got Thread problems? There’s an app for that
…There are ad hoc tools and apps that provide some insight into your Thread network, along with some high-level tools in Home Assistant, but for most users, Thread has been a…
Home Assistant's local LLM support outperforms Gemini for Home, and Google knows it
…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…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…What is Node-RED? And why should I care? If you've never come across Node-RED , it's a flow-based, low-code development tool for visual programming. Essentially, it lets…
I replaced Otter.ai with a better self-hosted voice transcription tool that's completely free
…Similarly, there are tools like Otter , which can transcribe meetings, whether they’re virtual or in person. That said, I am not exactly a fan of Otter and similar tools like Fireflies…
Stop buying networking gear for your smart home that looks good on paper but fails in practice
…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…