The XY Problem
I talked about the people who try (and usually fail) to make things work by banging the rocks together, but there’s another, more common, group. These are th...
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It’s not about the brand
A question that comes up regularly with people new to HA seems to be what brand of kit should I buy to use with Home Assistant. That’s the wrong question to ...
Home Assistant - the Hass.io menu is missing
NB: Since writing this a lot has changed, I’m leaving this for historical reasons, but the information here is terribly outdated.
Home Assistant, avoiding insecurity
So, you’re running Home Assistant, you’ve opened it up to the Internet, and you’re worried about security? You’re not alone, so read on and see what you can...
Home Assistant and (basic) Presence Detection
Reliable presence detection is a challenge for many people. In part this is because modern smartphones put WiFi (and apps) to sleep when they’re idle.