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Alexa Guard w/Echo Dot

Alexa Guard Overview & Integration w/Home Assistant

April 14, 2022 by HomeTechHacker

Alexa Guard is a feature of Amazon Echo devices that protects your home while you’re away. It can listen for sounds that indicate danger, either from an intruder or something else going …

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Z-Wave JS

Home Assistant: Migrating to Z-Wave JS

March 31, 2022 by HomeTechHacker

Home Assistant has announced that the Z-Wave and OpenZWave integrations are going away in release 2022.4. The only supported Z-Wave integration will be Z-Wave JS. I migrated my Z-Wave network to Home …

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Organizing My Home Assistant Configuration Files

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 by HomeTechHacker

I’m just going to come out and say it. My Home Assistant configuration files were a mess before I took some time to organize them. The configuration.yaml file was filled with code …

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The Best Choices For Home Assistant Hardware

May 7, 2022August 26, 2021 by HomeTechHacker

I’m a big fan of Home Assistant. There are many reasons it is the perfect smart home hub for me, among many smart home hub choices. If you are reading this article, …

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MQTT Home Assistant Docker

MQTT With Home Assistant Using Docker & Mosquitto

January 27, 2022June 24, 2021 by HomeTechHacker

MQTT is a great protocol to have in your automation arsenal. I previously wrote a similar article about using the Toke Mosquitto container with Home Assistant and Docker. I have since switched …

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Home Assistant 3 Years Later

My Smart Home by Home Assistant: 3 Years Later

December 9, 2021June 17, 2021 by HomeTechHacker

Three years ago I was frustrated with my home automation controller, the veralite. In search of a replacement, I stumbled upon Home Assistant. Two hours into trying Home Assistant I was sold. …

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BroadLink RM4 Mini

BroadLink RM4 Mini: Smart Home Infrared Control

January 27, 2022June 3, 2021 by HomeTechHacker

It’s great to have devices in your smart home that you can control over your network or with a smart home/IoT-designed protocol like MQTT, Z-Wave, or Zigbee. But what about the devices …

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