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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
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
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
When Your Mother-in-Law Comes to Visit: Calendar-Driven Guest Mode in Home Assistant
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When Your Mother-in-Law Comes to Visit: Calendar-Driven Guest Mode in Home Assistant

One of the most underrated integrations in Home Assistant is the humble calendar. Most people use calendars for reminders, birthdays, or garbage collection schedules. Useful? Absolutely. Exciting? Not exactly. But…
Posted by Lars 08/09/2026
Forecast Solar in Home Assistant: Predicting Your Solar Production with Precision
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Forecast Solar in Home Assistant: Predicting Your Solar Production with Precision

If you have solar panels connected to your home, one of the most useful things you can add to Home Assistant is production forecasting. Knowing how much energy your system…
Posted by Lars 31/07/2026
Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant
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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…
Posted by Lars 14/07/2026
Integrating Zwift with Home Assistant Using the Updated zwift_hass Integration
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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…
Posted by Lars 08/07/2026
Use iPhone Device Tracker to Automatically Arm and Disarm Eufy Security Cameras in Home Assistant
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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…
Posted by Lars 01/07/2026

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