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Category: Home Assistant

Home Assistant is a free open source platform to build the smart home of peoples dreams!  Home Assistant can connect to nearly any smart (and not-so-smart) devices on the market.  It is the glue that binds all of the devices together to trigger the event from one device to instruct another device to take an action.

Use these tutorials and guides to learn how to get Home Assistant working in your environment and create awesome automation in your home.

Home Assistant Integration “Failed setup, will retry”

How to fix the failed setup message on an integration in Home Assistant
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Have you ever seen the Failed setup, will retry message in a Home Assistant integration? This message can […]

December 26, 2023 Home Assistant, Smart Home

Home Assistant Device Compatibility List

Home Assistant Device Compatibility List
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It’s hard to know which devices, brands, etc. work well with Home Assistant. Sadly manufactures slap compatible with […]

August 1, 2023 Home Assistant, Smart Home

Home Assistant: Automate Lighting based on Time, Sunrise and Sunset

How to automate lighting in Home Assistant based on time and the position of the sun
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The needs of automation in Home Assistant changes throughout the day based on sunrise and sunset and that […]

December 27, 2022 Home Assistant, Smart Home

Use Home Assistant to Control Infrared (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) Devices

Control Infrared and Radio Frequency Devices with Home Assistant
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When setting up a smart home – especially in the early stages – there will be many “non-smart” […]

December 15, 2022 Home Assistant, Smart Home

Aqara Motion Sensor in Home Assistant without a Hub

Tutorial: Using Aqara Motion Sensor in Home Assistant without a hub
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Motion sensors are great smart home devices for security and automation workflows. This tutorial will walk through how […]

May 29, 2022 Home Assistant, QNAP NAS Servers, Smart Home

Add Zigbee to Home Assistant with HUSBZB-1 and ZHA on QNAP TS-251

Add Zigbee to Home Assistant with HUSBZB-1 and Zigbee Home Automation
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Adding Zigbee to Home Assistant with HUSBZB-1 through the ZHA (Zigbee Home Automation) integration is a rather straightforward […]

May 4, 2022 Home Assistant, QNAP NAS Servers, Smart Home

Add Zigbee to Home Assistant with ConBee II and deCONZ on QNAP TS-251

Zigbee in Home Assistant with deCONZ and ConBee II
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This tutorial shows how to use deCONZ and Phoscon App connected to a ConBee II USB Zigbee gateway […]

April 27, 2022 Home Assistant, QNAP NAS Servers, Smart Home

Access Docker Command via SSH on QNAP TS-251

Expose the docker command to SSH terminal command line on QNAP TS-251
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QNAP has built an application into it’s web interface called Container Station that is really a graphical interface […]

April 7, 2022 Home Assistant, QNAP NAS Servers, Smart Home

Aqara TVOC Air Quality Monitor in Home Assistant without a Hub

Aqara temperature sensor in Home Assistant without a hub
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The upstairs bedrooms get quite hot on a summer afternoon as the sun beats down on the windows. […]

February 1, 2022 Home Assistant, QNAP NAS Servers, Smart Home
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