Tag: Smart Home

How to add Smart Landscaping lights to your Yard with Home Assistant

How to add Smart Landscaping lights to your Yard with Home Assistant

This week, I got a special package from Teckin! They were nice enough to send me an SS31 Outdoor Smart Outlet to try out.  In ... Read More

Simplifying your Hue configuration with Home Assistant

Simplifying your Hue configuration with Home Assistant

I think this post and video are kind of like maintenance posts for Home Assistant.   The Phillips Hue component and integration have been around since ... Read More

Upgrading Home Assistant and Fixing icon_template warning errors

Upgrading Home Assistant and Fixing icon_template warning errors

Amazon Prime Day is over and now it is time to upgrade everything.  We will be upgrading our chair and then Home Assistant!  It’s been ... Read More

How to upgrade Docker Cockpit on Ubuntu 18.04

How to upgrade Docker Cockpit on Ubuntu 18.04

I run Docker for all of my Smart Home related servers.  My docker-compose file is on my GitHub repository and that is primarily how I ... Read More

How to use Template conditions in Home Assistant

How to use Template conditions in Home Assistant

It is finally Summer!  School is over and the kids are home for a couple of months.  My Smart Home was previously adjusted using Home ... Read More