Category: Timeline
How I Use Home Assistant and Tugtainer for Docker Updates
My Docker environment spans four hosts, so I use Tugtainer for routine updates, Home Assistant for persistent reports, and a Compose-aware exception lane for containers ... Read More
Tesla Powerwall Stopped Charging: Home Assistant Watchdog
A Home Assistant watchdog for a Tesla Powerwall that stopped charging before Hurricane Milton: outage visibility, load shedding, charging alerts, and safe recovery. Read More
Home Assistant Leak Detection Automations
A practical Home Assistant leak-detection automation pattern using a water shutoff valve, maintenance guards, Activity Feed logging, Repairs tracking, and actionable phone notifications. Read More
Turn a Cheap Fire Tablet Into a Home Assistant Camera Kiosk
A cheap Fire tablet becomes much more useful when it has one focused Home Assistant job: a purpose-built camera kiosk with big camera tiles, Fully ... Read More
Home Assistant Package Reminder: Camera to Phone Alert
How I use Home Assistant, LLM Vision, a front-door camera event, and a simple helper state to send useful package reminders only when there is ... Read More