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Replacing Automation Spaghetti: How Helpers, Templates and Groups Create Maintainable Home Assistant Systems
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Replacing Automation Spaghetti: How Helpers, Templates and Groups Create Maintainable Home Assistant Systems

When you first start using Home Assistant, automation design feels simple. A sensor changes. Something happens. A device reacts. Your first automation might look like this: "Turn on the hallway…
Posted by Lars 18/10/2026
The Smart Home Brain: Building a Context Layer in Home Assistant
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The Smart Home Brain: Building a Context Layer in Home Assistant

When people start building a smart home, the first automations are usually simple. A motion sensor turns on a light. A temperature sensor controls a heater. A door sensor sends…
Posted by Lars 16/10/2026
From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation
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From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation

For many years, motion sensors have been the foundation of smart home lighting. Someone walks into a room. A sensor detects movement. The lights turn on. After a few minutes…
Posted by Lars 14/10/2026
Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 3: Practical Automations with Thread
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Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 3: Practical Automations with Thread

In Part 1 and Part 2, we focused on understanding what Thread is and how to build a stable Thread network using Home Assistant and Border Routers. Now we move…
Posted by Lars 05/10/2026
From Alarm Clock to Coffee Maker: Designing the Perfect Smart Morning Routine
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From Alarm Clock to Coffee Maker: Designing the Perfect Smart Morning Routine

There are many reasons people build a smart home. Some want lower energy costs. Some want better security. Some want advanced dashboards with graphs, sensors, and statistics. And some people…
Posted by Lars 01/10/2026
Powercalc Beyond Smart Plugs: Building a Complete Home Energy Model
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Powercalc Beyond Smart Plugs: Building a Complete Home Energy Model

When people first discover Powercalc, they usually use it to estimate the power consumption of a few smart lights or a television. That's a great starting point, but Powercalc can…
Posted by Lars 26/09/2026
Turning a Bambu Lab 3D Printer into a Smart Home Device with Home Assistant
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Turning a Bambu Lab 3D Printer into a Smart Home Device with Home Assistant

A modern 3D printer is already a surprisingly smart piece of equipment. It knows what it is printing, how far the print has progressed, which layer it is working on,…
Posted by Lars 24/09/2026
Home Assistant Anniversaries: Because Forgetting Birthdays Is a Risky Automation Strategy
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Home Assistant Anniversaries: Because Forgetting Birthdays Is a Risky Automation Strategy

Home Assistant is great at turning lights on, optimizing energy usage, and telling you that the living room temperature is exactly 21.3 °C. But sometimes, the most important automations have…
Posted by Lars 22/09/2026

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