If you use Home Assistant, you are probably familiar with the integrated IP ban function, which automatically blocks IP addresses that repeatedly log in with incorrect login information. This function ensures that potential attackers remain locked out. However, Home Assistant may also mistakenly block the IP addresses that you actually always need - such as Read more...
Home Assistant is an incredibly powerful smart home system, but how do you actually save important states and variables that should be retained when you restart it? That's where the Saver integration comes in! With this handy extension, you can save the states and variables of your devices and restore them when needed, so that your smarthome runs seamlessly and smoothly. Read more...
Have you ever thought about how you can make your home more secure while you are away? Burglars often seize the opportunity when houses are empty. But with the right technology, you can easily fool them. In this blog article, you'll find out how you can use Home Assistant and the Presence Simulation project to Read more...
Everyone who uses Home Assistant encounters problems or unexpected behavior with automations or smart devices at some point. These little stumbling blocks can be frustrating, but with the right debugging methods, you can quickly find out what's going wrong and how to fix it. In this blog article, I'll show you how to use Read more...
Do you have an electric roller blind or venetian blind and want to integrate it into your smart home? With Home Assistant and the Cover Time Based extension, you can control your roller blind intelligently and check its exact position at all times. In this blog article, I'll show you how to make your roller blinds smarter, the Read more...
You've probably experienced this: you've carefully set up your Home Assistant installation, connected all the devices and suddenly a problem occurs - the connection to a device drops out when you try to switch it on or off. Maybe it's due to a Zigbee or Wi-Fi connection, a temporary failure of the device Read more...
Home Assistant offers you a variety of notification options that you can use to make your smart home even smarter. Whether simple text messages, interactive responses or even images - Home Assistant allows you to send all important information directly to your smartphone. In this blog article, you can find out what types of notifications Read more...
Have you ever wished you could integrate your dishwasher into your smart home and be automatically notified when it's done? In this blog post, I'll show you how you can do just that with a simple NFC tag and Home Assistant - for just 50 cents! With this clever Read more...
Imagine always knowing exactly who is in which room of your home - and all automatically. With Home Assistant, an ESP32 and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tracking, you can achieve precise room presence detection. In this blog article, I explain step by step how you can do this with the Read more...
Imagine you start your day and immediately know how long it will take you to get to work. Or you're on your way home and want to find the quickest route to avoid traffic jams. With Home Assistant and Waze, you can do just that! In this blog article, I'll show you how Read more...
