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I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing

… Related I deployed a network scanner that feeds my LAN statistics into Home Assistant It's perfect for building Home Assistant automations using LAN data The HACS integration for TrueNAS scans all the essential NAS entities It’s great for creating custom dashboards featuring different aspects of yo… …

Jun 2, 2026 · Ayush Pande

I can't install Windows 11 on my old PC, but I can run it fine in a VM instead

… So it added features like Virtualization-based security , Memory Integrity, Secure Boot to prevent rootkit modifications, TPM to save security keys, and all of this relies on modern hardware. …

May 8, 2026 · Abhishek Kumar Mishra

4 unique integrations you never thought of using with Home Assistant

… Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations Mail and Packages Receive package updates on your Home Assistant dashboard Monitoring shipments from different logistics firms can be a bit of a hassle, especially… …

Apr 2, 2026 · Ayush Pande

I run Windows in a Proxmox VM full-time, and it's good enough to replace my main PC

… Finally, nested virtualization is the last missing piece in my Windows 11 VM puzzle. …

May 3, 2026 · Ayush Pande

Home Assistant's best integrations aren't the obvious ones – here's what actually changed my setup

… Those aren’t the only integrations in my Home Assistant setup Considering all the built-in and HACS integrations out there, this list is far from over. …

Mar 20, 2026 · Ayush Pande

You can turn "dumb" devices smart without replacing anything; just Home Assistant integrations will suffice

… Remember how I mentioned HACS supports FOSS tools? …

May 4, 2026 · Ayush Pande

XPEnology gave me Synology's operating system on my own hardware, and now I can't justify the official price

… I even used the Virtual Machine Manager to deploy an Ubuntu Server as a VM, but considering it is a NAS, not an experimentation server node, I didn’t go too far with my virtualization escapades. …

May 18, 2026 · Ayush Pande

Most smart home gear gets worse once you connect it to the cloud

… Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations A cloud-only smart home exposes your devices to external threats It makes your setup vulnerable to privacy and security problems As someone who self-hosts FOSS too… …

Mar 21, 2026 · Ayush Pande

Windows 95 can now run modern Linux thanks to WSL, and yes, it actually works

… WSL 2 overcame those limitations with virtualization, and now Windows users can run a full Linux kernel that integrates with their OS. …

May 4, 2026 · Korbin Brown

Home Assistant is way more than a smart home dashboard, and here's what I actually run on it

… Related Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen Local LLMs made my Home Assistant setup far more responsive than any app or integration I’ve paired unconventional devices and services with Home Assistant And it’s all thanks to HACS integrations Even in … …

Jun 12, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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