DevOps Smart Home
Home Assistant on Windows using VirtualBox Guide (2020)
I’m going to install Home Assistant on Windows using VirtualBox. It may sound complicated, but it is not and I will show you everything step-by-step.
Smart Home
WireGuard VPN from Home Assistant Easy Setup
I will show you how to install WireGuard using Home Assistant in a ridiculously easy way. WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN. It aims to be faster, simpler and more useful than IPsec. It also intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN.
Smart Home
Block Ads with AdGuard Home and Home Assistant (How-To)
Do you like ads in websites? Unless you make money from them I bet you don’t. That is why I will show you how to block all ads inside your Smart Home using AdGuard Home and Home Assistant.
DevOps Smart Home
Object Detection using Amazon Rekognition in Home Assistant
I’m going to add Amazon Rekognition in Home Assistant. This will enable my Smart Home with powerful visual analysis service that can detects objects in images and videos.
Smart Home
Alexa and Home Assistant – TTS, Media Player, Announcements, Sound Effects, Sequence Commands (2020)
I always wanted to integrate my Alexa and Home Assistant the right way, but until now my success was partial.
DevOps Smart Home
Easy Home Assistant, Node-RED, InfluxDB and Grafana Integration
I will show you Home Assistant Node Red InfluxDB and Grafana integration in very fast, easy and understandable way.
DevOps Smart Home
Track The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak using Home Assistant
I will show you how to add the Home Assistant Coronavirus integration which will allow you to track the outbreak without turning on your TV.
DevOps Smart Home
Presence Detection using Room Assistant, Home Assistant and Raspberry Pi
Today we are going to the next level of smart home presence detection by start tracking the room occupancy with great accuracy. For that I will use the bluetooth of a phone and a smart watch, Raspberry Pi and Room-Assistant.
Smart Home
Automatic Calls and Messages from Home Assistant, Sonoff RF Brdige and Smoke Detectors
Hey there, I want to show you how to receive automatic calls and notifications from Home Assistant if smoke is detected. To accomplish this I will use this Sonoff RF bridge and smoke detectors. I will not use any custom firmware. As you may know I had a fire incident Read more…
Smart Home DevOps
Node-RED and Chromecast: How to Cast Video and Audio
I wanted to find a way to cast images or audio from Node-RED to my Chromecast when something important happens in my Smart Home. Fortunately I manage to find how to do that and now I’m about to show it to you in details.