…for well-known problems Dealing with a messy smart home No plan but only devices I’ve been slowly building my smart home over the past few months. Like many people, I…
…Related 4 reasons an ESP32 display beats an old tablet for a smart home dashboard Learn about the unexpected advantages of choosing an ESP32 display over a tablet for your smart home…
…You add dozens of Zigbee smart plugs, smart bulbs, and switches, assuming you are building an indestructible, self-healing mesh network across your entire home. However, instead, the nightmare begins. Contact sensors…
…There should be specific hardened rules that you will implement on your fresh build. The first thing is the standardized naming convention. Rebuild your new smart home using a uniform entity framework…
I've had this Vornado 660 for years and didn't want to swap out a working fan just to control it from my phone. So I wired transistors across each of the physical buttons and let an ESP32 tap them. The fan's own controll…
Hey r/homelab, A while ago I posted about OpenNMC, my open-source replacement for APC SmartSlot network management cards. The short version: I got tired of APC network cards being closed and expensive, so I started build…
18 months ago I had an ISP router, a smart thermostat and a Pihole on a Pi Zero… moved to a new house and thought it was about time to build a proper lab. Built it in a TecMojo 12U 450mm rack as wife wanted white, really…
I'm pretty new to homelabbing and this is my first mini rack! Started with the Beelink ME Mini and then just kinda grew from there (it's always the way hey haha). It idles at 70 watts (not too shabby for how much is goin…
Hey Everyone - 32M, ~10 years in IT (5–6 in networking/network engineering specifically). Recently started a network deployment contract through TEKsystems and honestly realizing this type of work fits me WAY better than…
…integration for Homey, allowing users to connect their smart home accounts instantly without complex manual server setups. Users can now use ChatGPT to rename devices, adjust zones, and build or update both…
…It had quietly become the backbone of my entire smart home. Related 7 sensors under $10 that completely changed my smart home You don't need to splurge to build a smart…
…Or, you could take the easy path as I did by turning an old smartphone into a Home Assistant satellite . Thanks to a recent update to the Home Assistant Companion app, smartphones…
…Naming these devices on the smart home platforms themselves is another good practice: Home Assistant, Google Home, and Apple Home all support rooms, groups, and custom device names. Using them and staying…
…Yes, they can control your smart home, but these companies aren't really building an all-encompassing system for your home. The goal here is to nudge you into their own ecosystems…
…but Home Assistant is building an architecture. Until Gemini can run entirely offline and control every obscure Zigbee device in my drawer, Home Assistant remains the king of the true smart home.
