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How To Setup Remote Access For Home Assistant // 4 Methods // Exactly What You Are Looking For!

How To Setup Remote Access For Home Assistant // 4 Methods // Exactly What You Are Looking For!

In this article, we'll cover everything you need to know about accessing your Home Assistant instance remotely. As with everything else, we'll cover the fundamentals of setting up remote access, as well as some of the security issues to bear in mind. There are various ways to accomplish this; however,

Save the Planet (and Your Wallet) with Home Assistant - A DIY Guide To Power Monitoring.

Save the Planet (and Your Wallet) with Home Assistant - A DIY Guide To Power Monitoring.

Hey there, and welcome back! In this article, we're diving into the world of power monitoring systems—and trust us, it's a topic worth exploring. If you're an energy consumer, you know that power costs are always on the rise. But did you know that a properly installed and configured

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 3. ZigBee 3.0 Dongle Plus

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 3. ZigBee 3.0 Dongle Plus

In this article, I will be talking about the ZigBee 3 Dongle Plus and how it can help you get the most out of your ZigBee setup. This device is advertised as "pre-flashed," but what does that mean? Does it work right out of the box? Let me explain in

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 2 - Zigbee Bridge Pro

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 2 - Zigbee Bridge Pro

In this second article, I will be continuing my discussion of all things Zigbee, by detailing the conversion of a Zigbee Bridge Pro for use with the ZHA integration. In the first article, I discussed the conversion of a Zigbee Bridge for use with the ZHA integration. This process is

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 1 - Zigbee Bridge

Home Assistant & Zigbee: How to Set It Up and Put It to Use, and Why You Should Do the Same! Part 1 - Zigbee Bridge

Zigbee is a wireless mesh networking protocol that is utilized in a variety of consumer and industrial applications. Mesh networks are formed by Zigbee devices, which means that a majority of mains-powered devices can operate as a repeater for other devices in the network. This makes Home Assistant the ideal

MQTT Install As Home Assistant Add-On Or Self Hosted!

MQTT Install As Home Assistant Add-On Or Self Hosted!

How do you install an MQTT Broker? This blog post will also show you how to use Docker to self-host, as well as the Home Assistant add-on. I'll also go through a testing tool that I use to test my configurations in a variety of environments. Background MQTT (aka MQ

At Last, The Secret To Migrating Home Assistant To / From Docker!

At Last, The Secret To Migrating Home Assistant To / From Docker!

Due to the scarcity of Raspberry Pis, I believed this post would be beneficial to the community. Using this strategy, you may run a docker instance on any computer you now have, and when RPi's become more widely accessible, you can move the docker instance to the RPi; however, I

USB Serial Device Passthrough to Docker Container // Home Assistant

USB Serial Device Passthrough to Docker Container // Home Assistant

The most common question I hear from individuals who are new to Home Assistant and Docker is, "How can I get my Docker container to see my USB dongle?" For me, the answer is simple: just send it through to the container. While this functionality is natively supported in Linux,

Install Home Assistant Community Store {HACS}!

Install Home Assistant Community Store {HACS}!

The Home Assistant community store is an add-on for Home Assistant. It allows you to quickly and simply integrate community-produced add-ons and custom elements. In this blog post, I'll show you how to set up HACS for your instance and use it via the UI, or user interface. Requirements The

Why Matter Matters!

Why Matter Matters!

Matter is a driver of convergence amongst the different IoT ecosystems, with the goal of developing a single wireless protocol that is simple, dependable, and secure and that can connect all Internet of Things devices and networks. Matter History Matter was first announced in December of 2019 as CHIP (Project

A Deep Dive Into Bayesian Sensors For Home Assistant!

The Bayesian Sensor is a great option that is underused in Home Assistant. This sensor is based on the likelihood of an event occurring based on prior knowledge of elements that may be connected with said event. Background Bayes’ theorem, or the Bayesian Sensor in our case, is a concept

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