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Posted on07/01/202608/01/2026Smart home

Visualizing Hourly Electricity Prices in Home Assistant Using AMS Reader and ApexCharts

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If you have ever tried to visualize future electricity prices in Home Assistant, you already know the pain. There are spinning cards, unknown states, and…

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Posted on13/12/202510/12/2025Integration

Monitoring Home Assistant with the Glances Add-on and Integration

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Tracking system performance is crucial when running Home Assistant. This is especially true if you rely on it for automation, security, dashboards, and daily routines.…

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Posted on09/12/202511/12/2025Zigbee

Upgrading My Home Assistant Zigbee Network to the New ZBT-2 Controller

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A reliable Zigbee coordinator is the foundation of every stable smart home. After running my network for a long time using the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0…

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Posted on02/10/202502/10/2025Smart home

From Voice Chat Robot to Energy Speedometer with ESP32 + Home Assistant

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Most gadgets end up doing something completely different than what they were made for. The XiaoZhi ESP32 AI Voice Chat Robot is one of them.…

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Posted on26/09/202526/09/2025Automation

Monitoring Water Tank Levels with M5Stack Atom and HX711 in Home Assistant

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Keeping track of water levels in a tank can be a simple yet highly useful automation project. In this post, I’ll demonstrate how to build…

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Posted on19/09/202519/09/2025Automation

WLED Garage Gate Fun with Home Assistant

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I love small projects that make daily life a bit smarter and a bit more fun. This one is about adding WLED lights above my garage gate,…

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Posted on15/08/202519/08/2025Smart home

Easy Weather Data for Your Smart Home

by LarsLeave a comment on Easy Weather Data for Your Smart Home

Integrate Ecowitt WS90 with Home Assistant for real-time weather data, smart automations, and a maintenance-free personal weather station.

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Posted on26/07/202526/07/2025Integration

Integrate Your Škoda with Home Assistant Using MyŠkoda

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If you’re driving a Škoda and running Home Assistant, you can now bring them together for better automation and visibility. Thanks to the homeassistant-myskoda integration,…

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