More sensors won't save your smart home — fewer conflicting automations will
… Rather than collecting as much data as possible, sometimes the best way to revolutionize your smart home is to ruthlessly consolidate all your automations . …
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Home Assistant slows down over time, but there's a nuclear option most people don't realize
… Lastly, rebuild your automations using local scripts. …
Half my automations don't live in Home Assistant anymore, and my smart home is better for it
…The best course of action is to go with a decoupled home layout by deleting dozens of scripts from your master dashboard and pushing the automation rules directly into the flash storage…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
… I could even work in some advanced functionality using familiar scripting to take it to the next level. The wife doesn't appreciate just how weird and wonderful some of these automations can be. …
Home Assistant's biggest gotcha isn't YAML, it's your entity names
… However, luckily, if you built your automations using Home Assistant's visual UI editor, then the system will automatically update those references for you when you rename the entity. …
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
… But contrary to what you may think, YAML scripting is completely optional in Home Assistant these days. In fact, I daresay that you can design a fully-functional HASS setup – one with proper automations and dashboards – without typing a single line of YAML syntax. …
Most Home Assistant automations don't need templates — here's what changed my mind
… I tried wrapping simple logic in templates ‘just in case,’ which turned easy automations into complicated ones. Home Assistant 2026.7 release introduced native blocks for building automations , rather than forcing everything through templates. …
I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
… Plus, I was able to trigger a bunch of HASS automations, modify scripts, and update integrations from LM Studio, so there’s a lot of utility in this project. …
The smartest thing I did for my over-automated house was rip out half the automations I was most proud of
… My automations needed deleting It was time to restart I took this as an opportunity to rid my smart home of a range of high-maintenance automations I had built with pride, but upon reflection, realized they needed to be axed for the sake of sanity. …
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
…Point one at your TV or AC and control it like a remote would, except that it’s now part of your automation, scripts, and dashboard. So your morning routines can turn…