A backup is a second copy of the data in order to protect themselves against these disappear by natural disasters or human error. A backup should be stored somewhere other than the original data. If you run Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi with a microSD card, then it is…
Integration
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Presence detection
By implementing presence detection in Home Assistant, you will be able to get many fun opportunities. For example, you can get a nice welcome message on the speaker when you get home, and the lights are turned on automatically. There are several ways to track your mobile phone, this is…
Automation
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Namron 4 channel switch
Namron has an 8-button smart switch that comes in both Z-Wave and ZigBee edition. By integrating this switch into the smart house, you can program the buttons to perform various functions. Everything from controlling the music, volume, light, heat, etc.To make the automation on this switch work, we have to…
Automation
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Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning, very very frightening… Summer in Norway means lightning and thunder. And as most people know, there is some equipment in the home that is not too fond of lightning. But how can a smart house then help you take precautions when it starts lightning?With the help of…
Automation
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Who unlocked the door?
When the smart home has a smart door lock, there are many useful (and useless) automations you can set up. It can be good to know when the children come home, or just generally know who unlocked the door.With ID Lock 150 this is possible. Requirements The lock must be…
Integration
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Worx Landroid – integration
Wouldn’t it be great if you could control the robotic lawnmower via Home Assistant? Think of the possibilities. One can e.g. start the mower when no one is home. Or you can stop it if it rains, and restart it again after example. 2 hours since the last rainfall. Or…
Automation
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Automate car functions
Automating the car may sound drastic, but the point is to be able to take advantage of the car’s capabilities into your smart home.Most new cars have an app that you can set e.g. when to drive and thus the car will be hot at the right time. But what…
Automation
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Stop wasting money
One of the goals of a smarter home should be to save money and the environment.One of the areas we have looked at was then to make sure that the heating of the house was made a little smarter. It is a relatively simple matter to only adjust the heat…