Moving Docker data to an external SSD fixes a major flaw with my smart home system. Many people out there, including me, are running a small home server on a Raspberry Pi – usually running on a SD card with Read more…
Home Assistant has a neat UI but many often needed pages are only accessible via a nested menu. Fortunately the Home Assistant sidebar is customizable with some tricks. I found a solution that allows adding new items for much used Read more…
Home Assistant is an awesome free home automation system. To properly utilize it you need to add smart home devices though. This is how to add Zigbee and (Tasmota) Wifi devices to Home Assistant. I recently started working on my Read more…
There are two awesome tools for local control over Zigbee devices: ZHA vs Zigbee2Mqtt. Which one should you use? I recently switched from Zigbee2MQTT to ZHA. Here I will show you how to set up ZHA with Home Assistant and Read more…
It is time! I am building a new smart home server for 2021. Home Assistant, Docker, Pi-hole & more, everything on one Raspberry Pi. Lets get ready by assembling the hardware and setting everything up. I have been running Openhabian Read more…
Zigbee2MQTTAssistant makes a great software even better. Zigbee2MQTT is a very nice piece of software you can use to control all kind of MQTT devices with one gateway. But while it is awesome it can be a little hard to Read more…
Tired of running a dozen different hub and Apps for your smart home devices? Here is how to build your own custom smart home server that is a universal hub and so much more. With a Raspberry Pi, Docker and Read more…
You built your perfect smart home over the years and now you are wondering how to move it to a new place? Moving a smart home can be tricky. I have been in this situation only a couple of weeks Read more…
Adding voice control to your Tasmota device can be super simple. Tasmota Hue emulation allows you to add voice control for any Tasmota device with just a couple of clicks. Here is how to do it. Hue emulation The easiest Read more…
Tasmota is an awesome firmware for full local control over smart home devices. While it works great without any intervention here is how to update Tasmota devices if you want the latest and greatest features or you are experiencing issues. Read more…
