When integrating Zigbee devices with Home Assistant, you have two main options: Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) and Zigbee2MQTT (Z2M). Both solutions are powerful but cater to different user needs. In this post, we’ll compare them…
Read article: ZHA vs. Zigbee2MQTT: Which One Should You Choose for Home Assistant?I manage a service that utilizes whatsapp-web.js to send messages to large (more than 400 participants) groups. This service operates on an Ubuntu Linux server and is implemented using a Node.js script.
Read article: Sending messages to large groups is slow on whatsapp-web.jsIf you are using Home Assistant, either via a virtual machine or directly on a desktop computer, the best way to shut down Home Assistant without causing inconsistencies is to gracefully shut down the host.
Read article: Gracefully shut down Home Assistant with CLIAre you having issues with Tuya integration on Home-Assistant? Well, unfortunately, some versions of HA cause it to stop receiving updates to sensors/devices (lights, air condition, etc.). Most of the time, reloading the integration via…
Read article: Reload Tuya Integration Every One Hour on Home AssistantNot much is commonly known about the importance of the quality of the air we breathe. Unfortunately, probably most of our time is spent in places that do not have clean air. This can be…
Read article: Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H with Home Assistant ReviewOne of the features of Shelly smart relays and devices is the ability to sever the connection from the physical switch from the actual relay. This opens the possibility to control the switch itself without…
Read article: Change Shelly device to detached mode on a scheduleOne of the most powerful abilities of Home Assistant is the ability to easily create automation based on the current location of our home users. For instance, start the vacuum cleaner at 9:00 am, only if you’re…
Read article: Create a sensor that sums up number of people in the houseBuilding a smart gas sensor for your home is an easy and fun project, which can also help to prevent serious damage. The gas plumbing in my house is rather old, and even though it…
Read article: Make your own smart gas sensor with MQ2 and ESP8266 WiFi ArduinoThis seems like a topic that has a lot of cover on the internet, and many sites have code snippets for connecting ESP8266 to WiFi networks, however, after using a lot of ESP8266 in my…
Read article: Connecting ESP8266 microcontroller to a WiFi networkMotivation for this project Every time I add a new device (IOT, server or other) to my home network, I want to make sure that I can rely on it to do its job and…
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