Smart home meets digital organization - on your own server If you use Home Assistant for your smart home and Paperless-NGX for digital document management, you can create a real automation powerhouse by combining them. In this article, I'll show you how to combine the two tools in a meaningful way. Read more...
When the temperatures rise and the hot air builds up in your home, there is only one thing to do: cool it down quickly and effectively. This is exactly where the DREO TurboPoly Fan 502S comes into play - a powerful, smart fan that not only looks cool, but also pleasantly ventilates you and your rooms at record speed. I Read more...
Imagine your smart home thinks for itself - for real. No more static if-then rules, but intelligent suggestions based on your usage habits. Sounds like science fiction? It's not! With the AI Automation Suggester, you can bring artificial intelligence directly into your home - without any rocket science. What is the AI Read more...
At the time of recording the video and writing the blog post, it was not clear that Supervised would no longer be supported. You should switch to one of the other two variants. Either your own device with OS or as a Docker container like myself. It is recommended to switch from Supervised to Read more...
Home Assistant is a fantastic tool for automating your smart home according to your wishes. But the more devices you add, the more complex the whole thing becomes. This is where Magic Areas comes in! With this extension, you can make your home even smarter - without hours of configuration work. What is Read more...
If you use Home Assistant and have several wireless switches in use, you know the problem: button presses quickly get mixed up, actions overlap - and you lose track. This is exactly where the Home Assistant Switch Manager comes into play. This add-on helps you to manage all button inputs centrally and clearly Read more...
The FRITZ!Box is much more than just a router - it can add useful functions to your smart home. One of these is the FRITZ!Box Callmonitor, which allows you to intelligently integrate landline calls. Perfect if you want to manage calls on different devices or receive notifications about calls in your smart home. Read more...
Do you use Home Assistant and want a central calendar overview - whether Google Calendar, Apple iCloud or a simple ICS link? Then there's good news: With the new Remote Calendar integration, you can now integrate all types of calendars into Home Assistant! What is Remote Calendar? Remote Calendar is Read more...
The digital landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Privacy scandals, rising subscription costs for cloud services and increasing restrictions from big tech companies have led many people to look for alternatives. At the same time, internet connections have become faster and more affordable, hardware is more powerful and self-hosting guides are more accessible. Thanks to these developments Read more...
The configuration of Home Assistant is traditionally done via the configuration.yaml file, which you have to edit manually. This process can be cumbersome, especially if you do not have direct access to the file system or are not familiar with YAML syntax. Fortunately, there are tools that simplify this process, such as the Config Editor Read more...
