NodeRED on DietPi
Today I set out to get Node-RED up and running on a NanoPi NEO2 to help automate some simple tasks in my home automation setup. The »
MySQL and Home Assistant
To get the best performance out of Home Assistant I always like to make use of MySQL as a data store hosted on another computer / device »
Upgrading Home Assistant on DietPi
This is a quick post on how to update Home Assistant running on DietPi or any other Debian build of Linux (e.g. Raspbian). Stop Home »
Installing Mosquitto on (DietPi / Raspbian / Debian)
At the end of December last year my family and I immigrated to Canada (from South Africa) for a fresh start and to allow my wife »
Home Assisatnt + ESP Easy + DHT11 = :)
Today I would like to look into an awesome project called ESPEasy and how one may use it to publish temperature data collected via a DHT11 »
Arduino Basics: LDR
This is the first (in the hopes of many) Arduino Basics posts that I am planning to do. My goal today is to read the value »
Monitoring a Door with Home Assistant
Today I would like to cover setting up alerts through Home Assistant when my kitchen door is opened. In the future this will be used with »
Sonoff & MQTT Example (Lounge Light)
A while back I got brave and changed the firmware on the Sonoff switch connected to my lounge light in to use it in my home »
Monitoring Temperature with MQTT and Home Assistant
Today I will be looking at collecting and presenting temperature and humidity published by a couple of DHT11 & ESP8266 microcontrollers around the house. The code »
Monitoring my Gate with Home Assistant for under $5
Today I would like to cover some simple security related monitoring in Home Assistant using the below components for under $5.00: Reed switch ESP8266 module »
Monitoring Phone Battery with OwnTracks & Home Assistant
Following on a previous post I would like to extend the functionality of Home Assistant using the OwnTracks plugin to get an idea of how full »
Monitoring Host System with Home Assistant
Today I am going to be covering the system monitor sensor for Home Assistant, specifically how to use it to monitor the underlying host computer (or »
Monitoring Internet Speed with Home Assistant
Continuing with my series around home automation using Home Assistant I would like to cover the speedtest sensor component. As the name suggests this component makes »
Wondrous OctoPrint & My OrangePi Lite
Recently I bought my first 3D printer and could not be happier with it, or at least that's what I though... While watching some YouTube videos »
Tracking User Presence (HASS and OwnTracks)
Home Assistant (Hass) is hands down one of the best home automation frameworks (HUBS) I have used, and offers support for over 800 devices with that »