Tag: Home Assistant

How to set up Home Assistant Presence Detection using NMAP

How to set up Home Assistant Presence Detection using NMAP

Today,  I tackled Presence Detection with Home Assistant.  To get the most out of your home automation, you need good presence detection.  A way for ... Read More

Everyday Holiday Smart Lights – Valentine’s Day Edition

Everyday Holiday Smart Lights – Valentine’s Day Edition

If you are running Home Assistant and haven’t had an opportunity to put up Smart Lights outside, you are missing out on all the fun.  ... Read More

How to Upgrade Home Assistant Ubuntu to 18.04.1 LTS

How to Upgrade Home Assistant Ubuntu to 18.04.1 LTS

If you have recently logged into your Home Assistant terminal and have seen a message letting you know that there is a new release ‘18.04.1 ... Read More

Lovelace is now standard! I don’t care.

Lovelace is now standard! I don’t care.

It is not that I don’t care at all.  I really think it is an amazing enhancement to Home Assistant.  I honestly am looking forward ... Read More

My DIY weather resistant Wi-Fi switch – 1 Month Later!

My DIY weather resistant Wi-Fi switch – 1 Month Later!

Last month, I put together some inexpensive Tuya based Wi-Fi smart switches and put them in a water resistant case.  Put them around the lawn ... Read More