How To Add Securifi Zigbee Peanut Plugs to Home Assistant
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How To Add Securifi Zigbee Peanut Plugs to Home Assistant

In this guide, I’ll show you how to quickly add your Securifi Peanut smart plugs to Home Assistant. These are Zigbee devices, so we’ll be adding them using the ZHA integration (zigbee home automation). During my transition from SmartThings to Home Assistant, I’ve accumulated around 9 of these smart plugs. These are some of the…

How to Install Portainer with Docker in Ubuntu 20.04
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How to Install Portainer with Docker in Ubuntu 20.04

This tutorial will show you how to install Portainer with Docker on Ubuntu 20.04. Overall, you will learn how to install Docker-Compose, create a portainer volume, and then create the Portainer container. Step 1: Install Docker Compose To install Docker-Compose, open Putty and SSH into your server. Then run this command: Then, set the permissions:…

How To Add SmartThings Water Sensor to Home Assistant
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How To Add SmartThings Water Sensor to Home Assistant

Are you looking for a step-by-step guide to add your SmartThings Water Sensor to Home Assistant in 2021? If so, then this tutorial will walk you through exactly how to do that. This simple post is part of my “How to Migrate from SmartThings to Home Assistant” series, where I show you how to migrate…

How to Deploy Bookstack in Docker-Compose using Portainer
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How to Deploy Bookstack in Docker-Compose using Portainer

Are you interested in self-hosting a Bookstack wiki using Docker? If so, look no further than this step-by-step guide. For multi-container applications (like Bookstack), it’s easiest to use Docker-Compose. Bookstack is one of those applications that are easiest to deploy using Portainer, so in this guide I’ll show you how to: Install Docker Compose Deploy…

How to Add SmartThings Multipurpose Sensors to Home Assistant
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How to Add SmartThings Multipurpose Sensors to Home Assistant

Are you in the process of migrating from SmartThings to Home Assistant? If so, then you probably have a bunch of Samsung SmartThings branded multipurpose sensors scattered throughout your smart home. Since these sensors are running on the Zigbee protocol, they are incredibly easy to add to Home Assistant. This simple post is part of…

How to add Schlage Connect to Home Assistant
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How to add Schlage Connect to Home Assistant

After many hours, and reading through tons of forums posts – I was finally able to add my Schlage Camelot BE469 to Home Assistant. For reference, here’s what the lock looks like: To save you the hassle of reading through everything like I had to, I’ve consolidated everything into one how-to guide. My Schlage lock…

How to Add SmartThings Motion Sensor to Home Assistant
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How to Add SmartThings Motion Sensor to Home Assistant

Are you looking for a simple guide to add a SmartThings motion sensor to Home Assistant in 2021? If so, this step by step tutorial should be exactly what you are looking for. This simple post is part of my “How to Migrate from SmartThings to Home Assistant” series, where I show you how to…

How to Add SmartThings Button to Home Assistant
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How to Add SmartThings Button to Home Assistant

If you’re in the process of migrating from SmartThings to Home Assistant, then you probably have a lot of “SmartThings” branded buttons and sensors. If you’re wondering how to add a SmartThings button to Home Assistant (without using the SmartThings integration!), then this guide is perfect for you. This post is part of my “How…