Using the IKEA Trådfri Remote With Home Assistant
Although I no longer need the perfect remote control, I do find some simple remote controls useful around the house. One such place is my son’s bedroom. He has some LED light …
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Home Assistant: A Fingerprint Scanner for Your Garage
I’ve always wanted to add some type of biometrics to my smart home. A while back I found out about and bought an inexpensive fingerprint scanner. I finally got around to using …
Alexa Guard Overview & Integration w/Home Assistant
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 …
Home Assistant: Migrating to Z-Wave JS
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 …
Organizing My Home Assistant Configuration Files
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 …
The Best Choices For Home Assistant Hardware
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, …
MQTT With Home Assistant Using Docker & Mosquitto
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 …