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🍺 International Beer Day Meets Home Assistant: When Your House Starts Celebrating Before You Do

Every year on the first Friday of August, the world celebrates International Beer Day — a noble occasion dedicated to barley, hops, yeast, and the ancient human tradition of saying:…

Lars 07/08/2026

Automation Integration

Getting Started with Apple TV in Home Assistant: A Practical Beginner Setup Guide

Integrating Home Assistant with Apple TV is one of the most practical upgrades you can make if your living room revolves around streaming, movies, and smart lighting. Apple TV is…

Lars 04/08/2026

Automation Integration

Create a Google Calendar-Based Thermostat Automation to Reduce Energy Waste

Smart heating and cooling is one of the easiest ways to reduce household energy consumption without sacrificing comfort. Many homes spend unnecessary energy heating or cooling empty rooms simply because…

Lars 28/07/2026

Home Automation Zigbee

120 Zigbee Devices Later: My Move from Zigbee2MQTT to ZHA

I have recently started a new project in my Home Assistant setup that I have called "Better Zigbee". The goal is not necessarily to replace something that was broken. In…

Lars 25/07/2026

Automation

Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant

Smart home automation becomes truly useful when it quietly handles everyday tasks in the background. One of the best examples is automatically locking your doors when everyone leaves home. Instead…

Lars 14/07/2026

Automation Integration

Integrating Zwift with Home Assistant Using the Updated zwift_hass Integration

Indoor cycling has become much more engaging with platforms like Zwift. But if you are already heavily invested in Home Assistant, it becomes even more interesting when your cycling sessions…

Lars 08/07/2026

Automation Smart home

Tour de France Automation Magic: Connecting Zwift, Home Assistant, and Smart Lighting

When the Tour de France begins each summer, it turns everyday TV viewing into a months-long celebration of endurance, strategy, and pure suffering (for the riders at least). But if…

Lars 04/07/2026

Automation Integration

Use iPhone Device Tracker to Automatically Arm and Disarm Eufy Security Cameras in Home Assistant

One of the most useful smart home automations is making your security system react automatically when you leave or arrive home. Instead of manually opening an app every day to…

Lars 01/07/2026