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Dreame Vacuum + Home Assistant: Smart Cleaning When Nobody’s Home

Robot vacuums are one of those devices that quietly save you hours every month. But on their own, they are still fairly simple. They follow a schedule, clean predefined rooms,…

Lars 02/04/2026

Automation Integration

Smarter Off-Grid Connectivity: Home Assistant, Starlink, and Victron Battery Monitoring

Reliable internet is a game changer, especially in off-grid or remote setups. With Starlink, you can get high-speed connectivity almost anywhere. But it comes at a cost: energy consumption. A…

Lars 31/03/2026

Automation

Building a Smarter Lawn: Home Assistant with Worx Landroid and Ecowitt

A robot lawn mower is one of those upgrades that quietly improves everyday life. It saves time, keeps your lawn tidy, and works on its own schedule. But out of…

Lars 27/03/2026

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Tips and tricks in Home Assistant

Mastering Your Smart Home: Essential Tips and Tricks for Home Assistant Home Assistant (HA) is the open-source powerhouse at the heart of countless smart homes. Its flexibility is its greatest…

Lars 12/03/2026

Automation

Home Assistant automation ideas

Illustration of Home Assistant smart home automations connecting lights, sensors, climate control, and notifications.

Lars 08/03/2026

Smart home

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

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 charts that simply refuse to…

Lars 07/01/2026

Integration

Monitoring Home Assistant with the Glances Add-on and Integration

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. A simple method to monitor…

Lars 13/12/2025

Zigbee

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

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 USB Dongle Plus, I recently…

Lars 09/12/2025