Templates are a powerful feature in home assistant that allows you to control information coming into or going out of
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DIY Home Security Systems Basics
Home security used to mean a dog, a fence and a gate. But today it usually means motion sensors,alarms and
Continue readingSmart Home Automations With Home Assistant
The home assistant dashboard lets you see the status of your devices and to manually control them. But how do
Continue readingCommon Home Networking Protocols and Their Uses
Have you ever wondered how your TV shows up on your home network? or how you can cast a video
Continue readingControl Zigbee Devices Using Zigbee2MQTT with Home Assistant
Zigbee2mqtt is open source software that runs on a PC or laptop. Many run it on a raspberry pi. The
Continue readingHome Assistant-Entities,Devices ,Platforms and Integrations
All of the entities and services available in Home Assistant are provided by integrations. Integrations can process and trigger events,
Continue readingHubitat vs Home Assistant Quick Guide
I’m currently not a user of Hubitat, but I am currently exploring and using home assistant. However I watched a
Continue readingControl and Monitor HTTP Devices in Home Assistant
Many of the smart home devices currently in use operate using http as the control protocol. The device usually provides
Continue readingHome Assistant Configuration.yaml File Basics
If you are like me and find yaml files difficult to read then this tutorial we hopefully be of use.
Continue readingAdding a MQTT Sensor To Home Assistant
In the previous tutorial we looked at adding a MQTT switch device. In this tutorial we will look at adding
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