Those of you who follow my channel know that I already had Frigate NVR running on Proxmox until my Mini PC crashed. I had 5 Reolink cameras but no recording,…
My smart home is powered by two AI pillars: an AI DevOps pipeline that builds and maintains everything — and an AI automation layer the whole family uses every day. In this post, I'll…
🏠 Local First Strategy: Taking Control Into Your Own Hands When thinking about smart homes, a Local First strategy often comes up. The goal? To handle as much as possible…
Let's be honest: Today's smart home is often more of a "remote control" than actual intelligence. We shout commands, push buttons, or get annoyed at motion sensors that leave us…
Why settle for a boring, static light when you can have a smart home masterpiece that reacts to your touch? Today, I’m taking a generic glass sphere lamp and giving…
In this video, I show you how to manage the sleep mode in your smart home without relying on rigid or overly complicated rule sets. Traditional automations often break as…
Ever wished for one single remote to control your entire smart home — without relying on voice commands or multiple apps? In this project, I built a first step to…
In this post, I'm excited to share a powerful new way to analyze your camera images locally using AI models within Home Assistant. By leveraging Ollama, you can perform sophisticated…
If you want to monitor your water or gas consumption with Home Assistant but only have an analog water or gas meter at home, there is a great open source…
Introduction Unlock the full potential of your garage door with this in-depth guide on upgrading from MyQ to RATGDO, an ESPHome-powered device for seamless integration with Home Assistant. 🚪 The…