Tag: Smart Home

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

Home Assistant Breaking Change: All Light Groups

Home Assistant Breaking Change: All Light Groups

I have been running Home Assistant from the very beginning and the very first light group I used was the auto generated group.all_lights. This was ... Read More

Elevate your home security with these essential additions to Alexa Guard

Elevate your home security with these essential additions to Alexa Guard

I was pretty excited when they announced Amazon Guard way back in September 2018.  I’m doubly excited now that it has finally been rolled out ... Read More