In this guide, I will show you how to run your Vmware Workstation VM in the background and automatically after startup, using either a batch file or Windows Task Scheduler. This means…
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Home AssistantSmart HomeSysadmin
How To Automatically Connect USB Drives to VMware Workstation On Power On
by Dannyby DannyAfter spending a few hours migrating Home Assistant from a raspberry pi to VMware Workstation, and passing the my Nortek GoControl USB dongle successfully from my Windows 10 PC to the VM,…
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Home AssistantSmart Home
How To Migrate Home Assistant from Raspberry Pi to VMware Workstation
by Dannyby DannyIn this guide, I will show you how to migrate Home Assistant from a raspberry pi to VMWare Workstation 16 Player. By the end of the guide, you will be able to…
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Home AssistantSmart Home
How To Install Keymaster to Manage Z-Wave Lock Pins in Home Assistant
by Dannyby DannyIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to install Keymaster, which is an addon for Home Assistant that lets you add new door programming codes to your z-wave locks. Whenever…
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In this guide, I will show you how to add an Ikea TRADFRI Wireless Motion sensor to Home Assistant in 2021. This device uses the Zigbee prototcol, not zwave, so you will…
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A few months ago on Reddit I came across another promising “content request & discovery” platform for my Plex users: Conreq. Conreq is similar to Ombi, Petio, and Overseerr. It’s an application…
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Home AssistantSmart HomeSysadmin
How to Setup HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant
by Dannyby DannyIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to install HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant. HASS Workstation Service is an application that lets you use use Home Assistant to control…
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How To Install OpenSprinkler in Home Assistant
by Dannyby DannyIn this tutorial, I am going to show you how to integrate your OpenSprinker smart sprinkler system into Home Assistant. By the end of this guide, you will be able to turn…
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How to Install OpenSprinkler into Existing Sprinkler System
by Dannyby DannyOne of the most recent smarthome projects I’ve worked on was making my sprinkler system “smart”. After doing some research, I stumbled across an open source project called OpenSprinkler. OpenSprinkler is web-based…