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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".

Home AssistantSmart Home

How to Configure Ecobee Thermostat in Home Assistant

by Danny January 2, 2021
by Danny January 2, 2021

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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How To Pair Xiaomi Aqara Door/Window Sensors with SmartThings

by Danny December 31, 2020
by Danny December 31, 2020

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…

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DockerSelf Hosted

Configure Homer Dashboard in Docker Desktop or Python

by Danny December 22, 2020
by Danny December 22, 2020

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…

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DockerSelf Hosted

How To Setup Overseerr in Docker (Ombi Alternative)

by Danny December 14, 2020
by Danny December 14, 2020

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…

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Configure Plex Automatic Prerolls on Windows

by Danny December 8, 2020
by Danny December 8, 2020

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…

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Sysadmin

How To Enable Photo Viewer on Windows Server 2016 or 2019

by Danny December 6, 2020
by Danny December 6, 2020

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…

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Self HostedSmart Home

PS4/PS5 Remote Play Wireless Controller Tutorial (Bluetooth to PC)

by Danny December 2, 2020
by Danny December 2, 2020

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…

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Sysadmin

How To Limit Bandwidth in PfSense

by Danny November 23, 2020
by Danny November 23, 2020

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…

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Media ServerSelf Hosted

How to Setup Windows 10 “Toast Notifications” for Sonarr

by Danny November 15, 2020
by Danny November 15, 2020

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,…

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Sysadmin

Configure Watchdog 15 Temperature Sensor in PRTG using SNMP

by Danny November 13, 2020
by Danny November 13, 2020

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…

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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".

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