Zigbee, Z-Wave and Home Assistant
Note: This article has been updated in 1/2019 to reflect changes to Home Assistant and Google Assistant. Background If you read my “First 2 Hours with Home Assistant” or my “Home Assistant Customization …
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Let’s Encrypt Certificate with DNS verification with No-IP
If you want a free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate for your website then Let’s Encrypt is for you. An SSL certificate allows for secure and trusted communications via HTTPs (Secure HTTP) …
11 Home Network Security Tips You Need To Implement Now
Private family pictures and photographs. Sensitive financial information. Important software and devices that you and your family count on every day. If someone breaches your network security they can compromise all of …
How and Why I Built a Virtual Router
Do you have a backup for your router? What would happen to your home network if your router stopped working? A virtual router might be useful to you. My router died! Now …
Home Assistant Customization and Automation From a Beginner
Are you into smart home automation? Are you interested in Home Assistant? I doubt you’d be reading this if you weren’t. I’m still a beginner, but I installed and was able to …
My First 2 Hours with Home Assistant
Home Assistant, where have you been all my life? Let me start off by saying if you are thinking about trying Home Assistant, just go ahead and get started. So far, it …
3 Home Backup Strategies that Will Save Your Bacon
When was the last time you backed up your important photos, videos, and documents? Almost everyone has lost data from a phone, tablet, or computer due to a failure, accidentally deleting a …