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Updated:July 14, 2024 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:November 11, 2025 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:May 6, 2024 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:May 6, 2024 By steve

How to Isolate Your Home Network from Your Smart Home Network

Due to security concerns it is very common practise to locate smart home devices on a separate network than your

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Updated:November 13, 2024 By steve

Sonoff vs Shelly Quick Guide and Research Notes

Sonoff and Shelly are probably the two most popular 240V wireless switches on the market. So if you are just

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Smart Home Automation Systems

What is the best smart home system? is a very common search term on Google. Unfortunately due to the differences

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Updated:December 11, 2024 By steve

Geofencing for Smart Homes with Node-Red

A geofence is a virtual perimeter for a real-world geographic area – Wiki It involves using a location aware device

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Home Automation Timer with Node-Red

One of the most common requirements in home automation is to schedule an event at a particular time. For example

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Using Zigbee2MQTT- A Beginners Guide

Zigbee2MQTT is a nodejs Gateway application that connects Zigbee networks to MQTT networks. It is run from the command line

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Updated:April 18, 2025 By steve

Controlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch with HTTP and Node-Red

Tasmota devices can be controlled by both HTTP and MQTT. If you don’t have an MQTT broker or don’t want

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