Home Automation Using Helpers to Abstract Complex Logic in Home Assistant I have a handful of helpers in my Home Assistant setup that track the basic state of a few things. For example, we have a simple "guest mode"
Home Automation UniFi Doorbell Chime Sounds with Amazon Alexa and Home Assistant When I first got my UniFi G4 Doorbell, I originally set up Home Assistant to announce, "There is someone at the door," using Amazon Alexa. More recently, I
Monitoring Mastering Alert Fatigue: Avoiding the Monitoring and Alerting Pitfalls Putting in place a successful monitoring solution goes far beyond just picking an appropriate tool (such as Icinga, Nagios, Zabbix, etc). The success and effectiveness of monitoring systems rely on
Home Automation Implementing a Bin Day Reminder Automation We have a wall-mounted dashboard for Home Assistant in our Kitchen, which displays what bin day it is via a coloured Mushroom UI icon. Where we live, like most other
Home Automation Adding Working Location to my Home Automations I have several home automations that run based on the day of the week. For example, there is no point opening the curtains or turning on the heating in my
Ubuntu Restoring a ZFS Pool with a Faulted Device Losing data sucks. If you've ever accidentally deleted something or had a hard disk fail, you'll know what I mean. This week, one of the disks
Home Automation Smart CCTV Alerts using Object Detection with Frigate NVR and Coral AI In the winter months, I get spammed with false CCTV motion alerts. With the winter months being darker, headlights from passing traffic often cast shadows and silhouettes that cause the
