Automation
Home Assistant Flowcharts: Visualize Complex Automation Logic
TL;DR: Home Assistant flowcharts use shapes like rectangles and diamonds to visually map out automation triggers, conditions, and actions, making complex logic…
configuration
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Developer Guides
Advanced YAML Patterns: Home Assistant System Design
TL;DR: Advanced Home Assistant YAML patterns like includes, packages, Jinja2 templating, and anchors/aliases are crucial for creating organized, maintainable, and scalable smart…
Automation
Mastering Template Sensors: Advanced Data in Home Assistant
TL;DR: Home Assistant template sensors use Jinja2 to transform raw data into custom states, enabling advanced logic, calculations, and dynamic insights for…
Automation
Home Assistant: Digital DNA, Version Control, Config
TL;DR: Implement Git for Home Assistant to version control your configuration, enabling easy tracking, reverting, and backup of your smart home’s ‘digital…
Home assistant
Home Assistant: Smart Home Backup, Recovery
TL;DR: Regularly back up your Home Assistant configuration using full snapshots and automated offsite storage to ensure quick recovery from any system…
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…
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…
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…
Articles
Fast setup of Shelly devices
TL;DR: Connect your Shelly device to its Wi-Fi AP, download the Shelly app, and follow the in-app instructions to add and configure…