I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing
And that's before you include the cool automations I can create with this setup
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My old phones replaced three smart devices in my Home Assistant setup
…You’d either have to grab the proprietary Voice Preview system or look into a DIY setup involving microcontrollers/single-board computers, microphone modules, and a lot of programming wizardry. Or, you…
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
…Its trigger-action automation workflows are simple enough for beginners, while packing enough depth to keep tinkerers like yours truly hooked for a long time. Then there’s community blueprints, official (and…
I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
…There are quite a few tools that you can use to do this, and by linking some of them together, you can create automation that you only would have dreamed of in…
My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
…and DCIM provisions, making it the perfect documentation tool for my chaotic home lab. I’ve also got a NetAlertX instance hooked up to my Home Assistant hub for some wacky automations…
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…
Here’s why I’ve installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server
…However, the switch and payload combo guarantees that the people who matter will have all the tools and information at their disposal to extract essential information, and buy them some time to…
Most smart home gear gets worse once you connect it to the cloud
…exposes your devices to external threats It makes your setup vulnerable to privacy and security problems As someone who self-hosts FOSS tools to avoid large companies from gathering my personal data…
Google Home is missing the one feature every smart home needs — so I built it myself
…I have automated blinds, local-first security cameras, color-changing bulbs, motion sensors, AI integrations, and a thermostat that knows when I’m home before I even walk through the door. But…
I built a local voice assistant that doesn't need the internet, and it actually understands me
…It executes the automation instantly because it has direct local access to your smart home database. And the third and final pillar to complete the Holy Trinity is your text-to-speech…