Home Assistant's best upgrade costs nothing, but it changes everything
…you start checking out all the add-ons and integrations (including ones from HACS) I’ve configured on HASS. Heck, I daresay that my Proxmox node stats alone are enough to make…
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More videosI replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…I installed Proxmox on the mini PC and ran Home Assistant OS as one of the VMs. That made it easy to pass through the SONOFF Zigbee USB dongle. Once Home Assistant…
4 unique integrations you never thought of using with Home Assistant
…As a staunch member of the Proxmox faction, the PVE integration is one of my favorite repos on HACS, as it not only lets me monitor my home lab nodes from Home…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…Be forewarned that you'll need a GitHub account to use HACS, which relies on Microsoft's platform for authentication. Simply install HACS by: Head to the official HACS website Follow the…
Budget mini-PCs peaked with the N100, and nothing else comes close for the price – not even the Raspberry Pi
…In fact, it can even tackle most JRPGs, hack-and-slash titles, and platformers on PS2 emulators , which is pretty impressive for an entry-level processor. The CPU options become more varied…
I revived a cheap Android tablet by turning it into a Home Assistant control panel
…Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations Bubble Card is the key UI element in my dashboards Cramming multiple devices inside Bubble Card pop-ups is one way to get a clean…
After testing IceWhale's ZimaBoard 2, I found a good personal NAS platform for home servers
…30-second review IceWhale built its reputation on a simple idea: affordable, hackable, x86 single-board servers for people who want control over their own data. The original ZimaBoard launched in 2021…
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
…On the AI side, I use a GTX 1080-powered Ollama LXC to host the models, and it runs on a separate Proxmox node. Specifically, I rely on the Qwen3 (8B) model…
I set up a home server for the first time and these 5 apps changed everything
…In my case, my old gaming PC was begging for some sort of home, and instead of being relegated to storage, I decided to install Proxmox on it and give it a…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
…While we’re on this subject… A disorganized dashboard can feel overwhelming You can either group different devices under the default one, or look into multiple dashboards When you add a new…