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Updated:March 16, 2023 By steve

Beginners Guide to the Matter Protocol -Part 1

There are many different smart home protocols in use in Smart homes today. Common are Z-Wave Zigbee Wi-Fi Because they

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Updated:February 27, 2023 By steve

Running Home Assistant in a Docker Container

One of the fastest and easiest ways of trying home assistant is by using docker, especially if you are already

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Updated:February 28, 2023 By steve

Introduction to Shelly MQTT

Shelly devices support the  MQTT protocol without the need for flashing. However if you enable this option you loose the

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Updated:February 10, 2023 By steve

Setting Tasmota Timers with MQTT

Tasmota devices have 16 timers that you can program to schedule events using either the http or MQTT protocols. In

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Updated:January 23, 2023 By steve

Home Network Storage Solutions for Beginners

Most home computer users/home office users store their data locally on their PC/and or laptop. Storing data this way is

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Updated:January 19, 2023 By steve

Using Tasmota Devices with Home Assistant and MQTT

Tasmota is a small open source home automation software that can be flashed onto any expressive chipset and used to

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Updated:January 18, 2023 By steve

Adding an MQTT Device to Home Assistant

When adding a MQTT device to Home Assistant you have 4 options Manual setup using configuration.yaml file.(All MQTT devices) Auto

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Updated:December 15, 2022 By steve

Buying Smart Home Switches

Perhaps you are looking to automate your lighting or just need to turn on and off a device remotely or

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Updated:December 15, 2022 By steve

Smart Home Video Doorbell Review Research Notes

There are many smart home video doorbells available in this tutorial we will look at what they are, and why

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Updated:November 14, 2022 By steve

Network Latency for Beginners

Network latency is the term used to describe network lag. It is the time taken for a packet to be

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