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Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that integrates with various smart home devices through local and cloud services.
As spotted by Hackster.io, the Zigbee Touch Keypad gives you full control. There's no need to tie the keypad to a third-party cloud, and it's not bound to any particular service, either. All you need to do is build a system that can accept Zigbee signals, and you're good to go. Here's how the creator describes the origins of their project: I wanted a door keypad that actually looked good on the wall — slim, wireless, no visible screws, no cloud dependency. Something I could mount next to the front door, punch in a code, and have Home Assistant react instantly. Off-the-shelf Zigbee keypads exis
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…Yes, I am aware I could add an Android TV remote to Home Assistant as well, but from what I've found, that can take some work, so this solution is simpler…
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…Once I gave it access to my home lab notes , it finally started helping with the maintenance work I actually do. My notes gave the AI context it could actually use Generic…
See all the products that work with the top smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit.
Hi all, I'm playing round with Assist, testing different LLM's, tools, etc. What i was missing from HA is a card which shows the past conversations, including processing times and such.After a bit of experimenting i got …
Selora AI Local is an open-source, Qwen-based model for Home Assistant.Specs: Qwen3 1.7B base model (Q6 quantized~1.6GB) Four Home Assistant-specific LoRA adapters: - Answers - Clarifications - Automations - Commands ~3.…
At work, I managed multiple data centers for over a decade. I left the complexity at my day job. Wanted to share my setup since most homelab content I see is Proxmox/TrueNAS/rack builds and I never found a good writeup o…
Recently just had a power outage which cause my USB stick containing the unraid os to completely brick. I unwisely did not have a back up save and therefore had to get a fresh install on a new stick and transfer my licen…
Hi all, I've been on parental leave and while working on my garage door, I thought to myself... it would be great to open up this garage door from my phone without having to buy a bunch of expensive stuff.That snowballed…
…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…
…assistant clearly recognizing existing lists as well as the items within them in some cases, we’d be surprised if the functionality was removed, especially without prior notice to Google Home users…
…worked locally without spending too much. A Thread Radio Co-Processor or a standalone Thread Border Router can bridge the Thread device mesh to the IP network and to Home Assistant. Home…
