Home assistant
Control the lights or execute an automation using your TV remote
TL;DR: Integrate your Android TV with Home Assistant and use a button mapper app to assign an unused app to a remote button, triggering custom…
Home assistant
Posts about Home Assistant – An open-sourced smart home system.
Home assistant
How to activate developer mode on Android TV and USB Debugging
TL;DR: To activate developer mode on Android TV, go to Settings > System > About > Build and tap Build multiple times. Then, navigate to…
DIY
Creating bedroom night lights
TL;DR: This DIY project creates automated bedroom night lights using a PIR sensor and ESPHome, triggered by motion to illuminate the floor when you get…
Home assistant
Home Assistant – Using the Grid, Vertical Stack and Horizontal Stack card
TL;DR: Home Assistant’s Grid, Vertical Stack, and Horizontal Stack cards allow you to arrange dashboard elements in rows, columns, or a grid for better organization…
Home assistant
First steps in Home Assistant – initial recommended configuration
TL;DR: After installing Home Assistant, prioritize creating user accounts, setting time/location, enabling backups, and configuring essential add-ons like file editors and remote access for a…
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How to Install HACS on Home Assistant – Community Store (2026 Guide)
TL;DR: On Home Assistant OS or Supervised, install HACS with the official Get HACS add-on. On Container or Core, run the download script instead. Then…
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Digital clock on Home Assistant
TL;DR: Install the ‘digital-clock’ custom card via HACS in Home Assistant to easily add a digital clock to your dashboard, customizing its appearance and format.…
DIY
Install Home Assistant on a Linux machine – Debian 11
TL;DR: Install Home Assistant Supervised on Debian 11 by updating your system, installing Docker and necessary utilities, then downloading and installing the HA OS-agent and…
Home assistant
Setting up DuckDNS on your Home Assistant and reach it outside you local network without a static IP
TL;DR: Set up DuckDNS in Home Assistant to access your system remotely for free by creating a subdomain and configuring port forwarding on your router.…
Automation
Home Assistant helpers – toggle several entities as a button
TL;DR: A Home Assistant toggle helper allows you to create a single switch in your UI that can trigger multiple actions or device states, simplifying…