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Add Mealie’s “Meal of the Day” to Home Assistant

by Danny May 31, 2021
by Danny May 31, 2021

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESBy far one of my most-used Docker images is Mealie, a self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner. Adding new recipes to Mealie is as easy as pasting a URL…

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DashboardsMedia ServerSelf Hosted

Add Image Background to Homer Dashboard

by Danny May 31, 2021
by Danny May 31, 2021

READING TIME: 2 MINUTESDid you know you can add a custom image as the background to your self-hosted Homer dashboard? It’s pretty simple and easy to do (you can actually see an…

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DashboardsDockerSelf Hosted

Add Internet Search Bar to Homer Dashboard

by Danny May 31, 2021
by Danny May 31, 2021

READING TIME: 3 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to add an internet search bar into your Homer dashboard. This is especially useful if you access Homer from a…

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DashboardsDockerSelf Hosted

Configure RSS Feed in Homer Dashboard with Node Red

by Danny May 5, 2021
by Danny May 5, 2021

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESLike many selfhosters, having a dashboard to quickly access all of your selfhosted applications is one of the most fun things to set up in your homelab. There are…

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DockerSelf Hosted

How To Install SnipeIT In Docker

by Danny April 12, 2021
by Danny April 12, 2021

READING TIME: 3 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you a quick and easy way to install SnipeIT in Docker in 2021, then this simple step by step guide is for…

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DockerMedia ServerSelf Hosted

How To Deploy Conreq in Docker (Ombi Alternative)

by Danny March 30, 2021
by Danny March 30, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESA 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.…

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Home AssistantIntegrationsLovelaceRaspberry PiSmart Home

How To Install OpenSprinkler in Home Assistant

by Danny March 25, 2021
by Danny March 25, 2021

READING TIME: 10 MINUTESIn 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…

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Home AssistantIntegrationsRaspberry PiSelf HostedSmart Home

How to Install OpenSprinkler into Existing Sprinkler System

by Danny March 24, 2021
by Danny March 24, 2021

READING TIME: 7 MINUTESOne 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.…

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DashboardsSelf HostedSysadmin

How to Create a Powershell Menu GUI

by Danny February 23, 2021
by Danny February 23, 2021

READING TIME: 8 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you an incredibly simple way to create a menu to display all of your most-used Powershell scripts. In this tutorial, I am…

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Home AssistantIntegrationsMedia ServerSelf HostedSmart Home

How to Setup “Plex Assistant” in Home Assistant To Cast Plex Media Using Your Voice

by Danny February 9, 2021
by Danny February 9, 2021

READING TIME: 7 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to setup Plex Assistant, which is a project that integrates with Google Assistant. This allows you to say things “Hey…

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About Me

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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