Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
… So, here are some tips to ensure you don’t fall into the pitfalls afflicting beginner smart home setups in 2026. …
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Home Assistant's local LLM support outperforms Gemini for Home, and Google knows it
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Here’s why I’ve installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server
… The fact of the matter is that if you cannot explain your server setup in a single, admittedly long, email, the setup is probably too complicated already. …
My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant
… For that, he has worked for some of the biggest international technology publications, covering news, explainers, how-to guides, listicles, and product-buying guides. …
How to Install HACS on Home Assistant - WunderTech
… Here’s an example: cd /home/frank/docker/homeassistant If you need help getting Home Assistant running in Docker first, my setup guides for Home Assistant on Proxmox and Home Assistant on a Synology NAS both cover volume mapping in detail. …
I moved my Zigbee coordinator off a Raspberry Pi after a year and everything got better
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Google Home is getting faster, better with context, and easier to complain about
… Finally, Google is changing the device setup flow in the Home app. The old multi-option setup menu has been replaced with a QR code scanner that guides you to the right setup path for your device, whether it’s a Matter-enabled product, a Works with Google Home device, or a Google Nest device. …
Stop assuming smart switches are a plug-and-play upgrade for light switches in your home
… For that, he has worked for some of the biggest international technology publications, covering news, explainers, how-to guides, listicles, and product-buying guides. …