…I installed Zigbee2MQTT integration, followed by a Mosquitto server , and HACS to access more community-developed integrations. ESPHome integration lets me build and flash custom firmware on ESP32-based sensors directly in…
…Then there’s community blueprints, official (and third-party) integrations, and add-ons (or apps, as they’re called in recent releases). The best part? Home Assistant receives new updates every month…
…If my server hardware ever dies, I can grab that one folder and my docker-compose file, and I’m back online on a different machine. The magic of integration Bringing the…
…And once you start to get familiar with Home Assistant, you can spend a few minutes designing a central dashboard with proper groups of tiles, cards, and entities. Integrations and apps are…
…So, adding Zigbee2MQTT integration made it easier to connect Zigbee devices. For my Zigbee-only smart home, the current setup with Zigbee2MQTT and Mosquitto is lean and sufficient. More importantly, it has…
…On AA, the app lets you look up nearby chargers, view their reliability scores and availability details, and bookmark locations you'd frequent. It integrates with Maps and Waze to route you…
…Being able to control everything from your lighting system to thermostats and security cameras from mobile apps makes them pretty convenient, and you can integrate them with voice-control hubs to manage…
…Proton was the magic ingredient that gradually made around 90% of Steam games compatible with Linux. Combined with Vulkan's lack of overhead and the open-source Mesa drivers improving hardware compatibility…
…Sign in to your XDA account As a Home Assistant aficionado, I’ve got dozens of apps and integrations set up for my IoT management hub, and that’s before you include…
…The Bluetooth devices I added to the Ava app automatically appeared in ESPHome’s integration as sensors. After that, I set up the automations to run whenever Ava detects and reports my…