Wondering how to setup your Ecobee thermostat into Home Assistant? This step by step will walk you the entire process. The setup is extremely straightforward and can be completed in less than…
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Hey there! I'm Danny, owner and writer of Smart Home Pursuits. I've worked as an IT Manager for 8 years and enjoy using my knowledge to make my smart home "smarter".
How To Pair Xiaomi Aqara Door/Window Sensors with SmartThings
Are you in the market for an alternative to the SmartThings multipurpose sensor? If so, you should consider purchasing an Aquara Door and Window sensor. They are inexpensive, reliable, and work pretty…
On my quest to find the perfect self-hosted dashboard, I came across an amazing dashboard called Homer. According to the developer, Homer is a “dead simple static HOMepage for your servER to…
Yesterday on Reddit, I came across an awesome Ombi alternative that allows your Plex users to request TV shows and Movies in an incredibly simple and easy-to-use way. This project is called…
Have you ever wanted to randomize your Plex movie pre-rolls? How about schedule Thanksgiving prerolls in November, but Christmas prerolls in December? What about change prerolls every single day? With this awesome…
I’m in the middle of migrating my Plex media server from my daily driver Windows 10 PC to Server 2019 Standard. I ran out of space (and hard drive bays) inside my…
PS4/PS5 Remote Play Wireless Controller Tutorial (Bluetooth to PC)
Want to wirelessly use your DS4 controller Windows 10 computer using Remote Play? If so, then this step by step guide is perfect for you. Setting this up means you won’t need…
Are you a PfSense user? Interested in setting up a firewall rule to “limit” the amount of bandwidth each device can upload/download? If so, then you are in luck! In this step-by-step…
One of the things I love about Sonarr is that everything just works. You add a TV show, it automatically downloads the latest season or episode, places it into the correct folder,…
Chances are that if you are reading this article, you have purchased a Geist Watchdog 15 temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of your server rooms. These temperature sensors are awesome and…