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How do I Securely Access Home Assistant Remotely & For FREE?

How To Securely Access Home Assistant Remotely

Did you know that it is possible to access Home Assistant when you are not at home? Did you know you can turn your kitchen light on from halfway around…

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Published August 17, 2022
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Home, The Internet

The Complete Google Calendar Setup Guide for Home Assistant

Complete Guide to Google Calendar in Home Assistant

Wouldn’t it be great if you could control all of your Home Assistant automation with Google Calendar? With just a few simple steps we can link Google Calendar to our…

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Published August 17, 2022
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Home, The Internet

ESPHome vs Tasmota (And How To Switch Between Them)

Trying to decide whether Tasmota or ESPHome is the right firmware for your smart home application? Or perhaps you are using one and want to try the other? In which…

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Published April 15, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, ESPHome, Home Assistant, Smart Home, Tasmota

Super-simple Touch Switch For Home Assistant Using ESP8266

With ESPHome we can easily turn the analogue input (ADC) pin into a touch switch with a bit of clever software configuration and no external components! This switch can be…

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Published April 14, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, Home Assistant

Home Assistant Alexa Media Player (Setup and TTS Guide)

Looking to integrate Alexa into Home Assistant as a media player? Want Alexa to read back custom notifications? The Alexa Media custom component makes it possible and this guide will…

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Published April 13, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Home Ideas

Setup Home Assistant Alexa Integration Without The Cloud

Looking for an easy way to integrate Alexa into Home Assistant without any cost? This guide will have you up and running in minutes with a super-simple setup! There are…

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Published April 11, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Home Ideas, Smart Lighting

Home Assistant Person Detection (Deepstack AI Tutorial)

Smart home artificial intelligence may sound like something from the future, even in today’s modern times. However the future is here! Person, object and facial detection are easily accessible from…

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Published April 6, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Linux

Home Assistant Push Button Dimmer (Simple Template Tutorial)

Wondering how to transform a boring on/off light switch into an awesome dimmer? This tutorial will teach you how to incrementally increase the brightness of a light each time you…

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Published April 2, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant, Smart Lighting

How To Add ESPHome To Home Assistant (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

If you are using Home Assistant then no doubt you have heard of ESPHome, but what is it? How can it benefit you and how can it be added to…

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Published April 1, 2020
Categorized as ESP8266, Home Assistant

Top 5 Mistakes Home Assistant Beginners Make (And How To Avoid Them)

New to Home Assistant and looking for some great advice? Not so long ago I was also new to the platform and those initial pitfalls are still fresh in my…

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Published March 31, 2020
Categorized as Home Assistant

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