Smart Home

Home Assistant 2025.2: Improved Backups and More Control Home Assistant 2025.2 is here, bringing significant improvements to the backup system based on community feedback. This update makes backups more flexible, adds customization options, and introduces...

Smart home automation is all about making your devices work together seamlessly, and Helper Entities in Home Assistant are a powerful tool to achieve that. Whether you want to store values, track states, or...

If you're looking to supercharge your Raspberry Pi 5 running Home Assistant, adding an NVMe drive and PoE hat could be a game-changer. While it’s still recommended to boot Home Assistant OS from an...

Looking to get started with Raspberry Pi? Check out my step-by-step video tutorial on how to install Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 4 (works with Pi 3 and 5 too). From preparing...

Just a minor mid month release. Check out below for the most recent Home Assistant updates in 2025.1.3, released today, January 20, 2025! 2025.1.3 - January 20 Fix DiscoveryFlowHandler when discovery_function returns bool (@kgraefe -...

Today I noticed that a firmware update was available on my SMLight SLZB-06 Zigbee Coordinator. Take a look at the release notes below for some of the big changes, fixes, and more! 1. Active Sockets...

A couple of minor fixes and improvements released yesterday. Nothing crazy here and no apparent breaking changes 2025.1.2 - January 9 Fix Météo-France setup in non French cities (because of failed next rain sensor) (@Quentame...

Here’s a breakdown of my smart home ecosystem as it stands today, including the devices and add-ons I use to keep things running smoothly. Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I...