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Automation Smart Home

Home Assistant: Never forget your mop or water tank again

Who hasn't experienced this? The robot vacuum starts at the scheduled time - but the mop is already finished or the water tank is empty. This can be easily automated with Home Assistant, regardless of whether you're using a new or older model. Provided there are a few sensors and values, but Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 8 months ago 11. August 2025
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Automation Tips & Tricks

Espanso: The powerful text expander for your productivity

If you often type the same texts or repeat certain terms frequently, Espanso could be your new best friend. Espanso is a free, cross-platform text expander that makes your life easier. In this article, you'll learn how to set up, synchronize and get the most out of Espanso. What is Espanso and why you should Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 1 year ago 16. March 2025
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Create your own Windows installation - Windows the way you want it

You want to install Windows 11 on multiple devices, be it for your company or a larger number of PCs? Then you should know about UnattendedWinstall! With this ingenious tool, you can automate the installation of Windows 11 on many devices and save a lot of time. In this article you will learn how Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 1 year ago 30. December 2024
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Automation Smart Home

Internet problems: Automatically restart repeater with Home Assistant

Do you know this? Your Internet jerks, the connection drops out and it takes a restart of the repeater to get everything back on track. The problem: You don't always remember to restart your repeater regularly. The good news: With Home Assistant, you can automate this process and give your network more stability. Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 1 year ago 5. January 2025
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Automation Smart Home

Home Assistant zone automation - heating up the bathroom

Welcome to a new project that will revolutionize your morning shower experience! Today I'm going to show you how you can use Home Assistant to automatically heat your bathroom before your shower. No more shivering before your morning shower - instead, you'll step into a pleasantly preheated bathroom. Let's get started! What you need Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 2 years ago 18. August 2024
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Automation Self-hosted server

Spotify with n8n: Save Discover Weekly permanently

Every Monday, Spotify surprises you with a new playlist: your mix of the week, also known as Discover Weekly. This playlist is specially tailored to your musical tastes and contains 30 songs that you may never have heard before. But here's the catch: after a week, the playlist disappears, and Read more

By Sascha Brockel, 2 years ago 1. June 2024

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