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NOTE: You will need a dedicated computer to rune Home Assistant. There are other options available, but most of them require a new device. It's possible to use VirtualBox or VMware, but there are big limitations with that so I would only recommend it for tryin...

Some mods may require you to run a .bat file the install the mod. This is a Windows Batch file that cannot run on Linux natively. Thankfully, we already have Proton/Wine which can run Windows programs for us and will work with batch files, so we just need to u...

Many devices you may want to control are not supported by the default included Home Assistant install. When searching online for how to connect a device with search terms like "Home Assistant [Your Device]" you will find Github repos with installation instruct...

You'll find several Tesla integrations available in the Settings > Devices & Services > Add Integration page. Here's a brief comparison to help you pick them: Tesla Fleet - Integrates with your Tesla Vehicles. Also supports Tesla Solar/Powerwall. All commun...

The default Midea integration does not support most common Midea devices. To support common Midea M-Smart devices like Air conditioners, Fans, Water heaters, Washers, etc you will need to install a HACS addon (See Enable HACS if you don't have/know about that ...

There are numerous reasons to get an SSL certificate for your Home Assistant environment, particularly if you plan on allowing any external access. Dynamic DNS is also extremely useful for external access so you can have a consistent domain name to use to acc...

Why 433 MHz? While Wifi, Zigbee, Z-wave, and Matter/Thread are great, sometimes you just need a simple sensor that does one thing really cheaply. 433MHz devices (and others like 915MHz and 868MHz) are one-way sensors that can talk to Home Assistant to report ...

This guide specifically is for the Nooelec NESDR Mini 2+ USB RTL-SDR and ADS-B Receiver Set in a Debian or Ubuntu based environment, but should work for other similar SDR receivers (Especially Realtek ones). Plug in your SDR receiver to USB Run command: lsusb...

The goal with a Network Video Recorder (NVR) is to free yourself from cloud subscriptions for security cameras. You can (and probably should) run a standalone NVR, but in this guide we'll setup Frigate NVR as a Home Assistant Add-On. Equipment To run an NVR ...

I've used several different Wyze cameras over the years (Cam V3, Cam OG, and Floodlight), and while each camera may work slightly differently, overall they all have the same issues. This page covers my most common issues with Wyze cameras and why I recommend c...

If you are having difficulties flashing your ESP based device following any of the many online tutorials (I used this one), try these common solutions. ESP Device Not Entering Flash Mode First, don't expect any lights to come on when your device enters flash...

About The Tapo C720 (The Tapo TC55 is the exact same thing) is a combination floodlight and Tapo security camera. It is designed for mounting to an electrical box or replacing an existing floodlight. Connection requires connecting bare wires and it does not p...

Instructions for setting up the Tesla Fleet integration in Home Assistant. This is an advanced setup process (for now). Sign in with your Tesla Account credentials and create a new app. Give it a unique name to ensure no one else has used the same name: ...

The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell Originally posted in Collier’s on January 19, 1924 Also available in paperback OFF there to the right—somewhere—is a large island,” said Whitney. “It’s rather a mystery——” “What island is it?” Rainsford asked. ...

Nextcloud is installed as an Add-On in Home Assistant. The Data dir is linked to a TerraMaster NAS folder named nextcloud using Samba/SMB. Running OCC Commands: Not yet setup Configure debugging: https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/operating-system/d...

Installed on server: Media PC, port 5055 using Docker URL: http://192.168.100.100:5055, http://jaggedjax.chickenkiller.com:5055/ Jellyseer install docs: https://docs.jellyseerr.dev/getting-started/docker?docker-methods=docker-cli Location: /opt/jellyseerr ...

Logs: /var/log/jellyfin Plugin dir: /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/ Other/Config dir: /etc/jellyfin/

Automatic video transcoding to H.265 - A more modern and space efficient format Tdarr server Running as a Home Assistant addon: https://home.freakycowbot.com/hassio/addon/db21ed7f_tdarr/info UI: http://homeassistant.local:8265 Tdarr nodes Home Assista...

Auto Mounting a Network SMB or CIFS Drive As always, backup your working fstab first:sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak The following is a way to automatically mount a network share without the risk of it blocking you computer from booting. This is useful for...

Installed on server: Media PC as a service. Ports forwarded in router per RustDesk install directions. ID Server: jaggedjax.chickenkiller.com Public Key: fKM0a7UF+m6HZkxNuqVbkaaPzGKY8RAGjjVUmwsGoPc= Client Setup You can access your install scripts for ...