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…
Looking for a simple step by step guide for adding z-wave and zigbee to Home Assistant in 2021? If so, then look no further than this tutorial. In this tutorial, I will show you how to configure both the zwave and zigbee integrations. Both of these can be installed in less than 10 minutes, so…
Are you looking for a step by step guide to deploy Adguard Home in Docker? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. Adguard Home is a great Pihole alternative for the self-hosted users who would rather setup DNS ad blocking via a container instead of a raspberry pi. This guide assumes you already…
Looking to integrate your MyQ Chamberlain garage door open into Home Assistant? If so, this step by step guide is perfect for you. It’s incredibly easy to set up and takes less than 5 minutes. This method doesn’t require a monthly subscription or anything either. If you can access home assistant remotely (either through Naba…
Wondering how to setup your Ecobee thermostat into Home Assistant? This step by step will walk you the entire process. The setup is very straightforward and can be completed in less than 15 minutes. Home Assistant has an Ecobee Setup guide here you can reference if needed. I decided to include screenshots in my tutorial…
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 well for creating automations such as “If door opens, do Y thing”. Why not just use a SmartThings Multipurpose sensor? You may have…
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 keep your services on hand, from a simple yaml configuration file.” If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you’ll know that really…
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 Overseerr. Overseerr integrates directly with Plex so you can login and manage user access with Plex, view your library, and much more. It…
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 Plex-Automated-Preroll script, you can! The only things you need to get started are: Plex server Python 3.7 PlexAPI A few required Python packages…
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 desktop, so the time has come to migrate to a different OS. I purchased all the components with the intention of turning my…