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Unique ID
If you have created an entity manually in Home Assistant, you might have seen the message "This entity ('abcde.fghi') does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be…
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Christmas lights
What is not Christmas without some Christmas lights (which we can automate).We have made it very easy in terms of the automation of the Christmas lights.Outdoors we have used Twinkly…
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Firmware upgrade
Even if you have a closed smart home network, you may want to upgrade the firmware on your Zigbee and Z-wave devices when there is an upgrade.When you upgrade the…
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Homey Bridge
Just got my hands on a new Homey Bridge. Is it something that could work for a smart home? Homey Bridge was introduced on September 7th by Athom. Homey Bridge…
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Change device class
If you have a door / window sensor, you may have noticed that Home Assistant does not magically know if the sensor is on a door, garage door, window, or…
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Home Assistant Energy + Tibber
Home Assistant recently announced a new energy feature. Now it is even easier to monitor what uses electricity in your home, and in that way be able to control energy…
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Getting started
How do you get started with Home Assistant? Fortunately, it is not really that difficult.Home Assistant can be run on anything from an old laptop, NUC, Raspberry Pi, or for…
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Develco Smart Plug mini
To be able to control kettles, ice cubes, coffee makers, etc., it is easiest to install a small smart plug between the unit and the socket.When you do this, you…