Mess in the kitchen? Forgot to take out the trash? With Home Assistant, you can bring order to your household - completely automatically. Whether you use native automations or integrate the smart household management tool Grocy - in this article, I'll show you step by step how to manage your household tasks efficiently and automatically take care of them. 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
As a Home Assistant user, you certainly want a user interface that meets your individual needs. Home Assistant offers its own option for sidebar customization with panel_custom, but this is very limited in its functions. With panel_custom, you can only add your own menu items and customize icons. A real restructuring of the sidebar or the 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