Using Generation 2 Shelly devices as Home Assistant Bluetooth proxy is now possible. In this tutorial, I’ll go over the steps required to set up a Shelly device as a Bluetooth proxy. The benefit of doing this is an immediate range extend of your Bluetooth network with no additional cost Read more…
The last Home Assistant release of the year is knocking on our doors and I’m talking about Home Assistant 2022.12 release. What are the new features and changes in this latest release that the developers and contributors cooked for us? I must say that there are few completely new things Read more…
Every month there is a new Home Assistant release and this month is no exception as Home Assistant 2022.11 is coming with a full force. In this article I will try to list all of the most interesting changes and I will not only list them, but I will try Read more…
I bought an IKEA IDASEN standing desk which can be moved up and down with a push of a button and I love it. But there is one major problem – the IKEA desk have no memory and I cannot set it to a predefined fixed height. However, thanks to Read more…
Today I will use an ESP32-CAM board that cost around $5 to make a wireless live streaming camera for Home Assistant. I will show every step that I did and I will share everything, so if you want, you can make one or dozen of such cameras for yourself. I’m Read more…
Home Assistant 2022.10 is here and it is bringing some new stuff like iBeacons and Google Sheets support, as well as some updates of the dashboard, integrations, bluetooth and more. Let’s discuss. Glossary for You! Before we start, I want to give you an useful and free PDF document that Read more…
In this article I will add IKEA motion sensor in my Home Assistant using a Zigbee Home Automation or also known as ZHA. For what Motion Sensors are used in a Smart Home? Here is a quick background story:Motion Sensors are one of the key elements in every Smart Home. Read more…
What is Home Assistant Container? What is needed and how to install one? How to properly update a Home Assistant Container installation after new Home Assistant release? I will try my best to address all these questions right now, starting with what is Home Assistant Container? What is Home Assistant Read more…
ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies is a brand new way to add Bluetooth support to your Home Assistant or to expand the Bluetooth coverage in your Smart Home. In essence an ESP32 based board is used to communicate with your WIFI, your Home Assistant and your Bluetooth devices. It is something like Read more…
Home Assistant 2022.9 is bringing some great new features and I will try to show you the most interesting ones in this article. If you have hard time understanding some of the Smart Home words and abbreviations that I’m using in this article – don’t worry, I got you covered Read more…
