Home Assistant

Home Assistant and ESPHome How-to Series 1: Step 4 – Centrally Controlled Thermostat

November 24, 2023

This is the next one in the ESPHome How-to Series 1. Hope this makes sense to all of you keeping up with my progress on Home Assistant integration with ESPHome. Wow, what a journey it has been! From the basic setup to some more and more complex tasks in this series! This one takes the cake! I promise it is a crazy ride on this one! Oh, and I am by no means done with this climate control I just had to get what I have done documented for prosperity! Hope you enjoy! Links on This Page “As an Amazon…

Home Assistant and ESPHome How-to Series 1: Step 3 – Make a Simple Media Speaker

November 9, 2023

Here is a simple speaker project that works well with ESPHome and Home Assistant

Home Assistant Howto: Auto Main Shutoff

October 11, 2023

This is an example of how to get the auto water valve I purchased of Amazon.com to automatically shut off the water in the event of a detected leak. I will be adding the full process to this post in the next few weeks. This is just a placeholder until I do complete this Howto. The Automation Full Yaml File

Frigate is Awesome

April 30, 2023

So I have tried may options for configuring nvr (Network Video Recorder) systems in the past. ZoneMinder is also very good for a basic system. However, Frigate takes nvr to a new level. Below, are some of its benefits. So, that is a short list of options that are supported with Frigate. Now, let’s get into my Frigate setup. Hope this helps others and I know I will expand on this in the future as needed. Here are the official Frigate docs that I used to install frigate. Links on This Page “As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…

usbip for Home Assistant

November 4, 2022

USBIP allows detaching USB from servers such as Home Assistant so that it can be placed in ideal location for usb dongles. Also, helps detach hardware so Home Assistant can be clustered easier.