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Part 3: Roborock S7 Home Assistant: Automations, Schedules, and Voice Commands

by Danny January 5, 2022
by Danny January 5, 2022

READING TIME: 6 MINUTESThis is part 3/5 of my How To Setup Roborock robot vacuums in Home Assistant guide. In Part 1, I’ve shown you how to: Initially vacuum setup your Roborock…

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Part 2: Roborock S7 Home Assistant: Customize Map Card & Create Zone Automations

by Danny December 30, 2021
by Danny December 30, 2021

READING TIME: 12 MINUTESIn this guide, I’ll show you how to add some quality-of-life improvements to your Roborock S7 integration in Home Assistant. In Part 1, I’ve shown you how to: Unbox and…

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Part 1: How to Setup & Configure Roborock S7 with Home Assistant

by Danny December 29, 2021
by Danny December 29, 2021

READING TIME: 9 MINUTESIn this guide, I’ll show you how to setup and configure the Roborock S7 in Home Assistant. The Roborock S7 is easily one of the best robot vacuum/mop combo’s…

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Dynamically Display Lovelace Text Based on Schedule in Home Assistant

by Danny December 19, 2021
by Danny December 19, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to dynamically display a message on your Home Assistant dashboards. This will allow you set dynamic reminders for things around…

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How To Install Mail and Packages Integration Home Assistant

by Danny October 13, 2021
by Danny October 13, 2021

READING TIME: 9 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to install and setup the Mail and Packages integration in Home Assistant. This integration will show a snapshot of mail…

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Display SSL Expiry Reminders in Home Assistant

by Danny October 10, 2021
by Danny October 10, 2021

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to display the SSL expiration of any domain in Home Assistant. This setup will create a couple sensors which can…

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Install a Home Assistant Taskbar Menu (Windows)

by Danny October 4, 2021
by Danny October 4, 2021

READING TIME: 7 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to install the Home Assistant Taskbar Menu client for Windows 10, 11, or Server 2019. This program allows you to…

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Create a “Days Until” Sensor in Home Assistant

by Danny September 27, 2021
by Danny September 27, 2021

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to create a Home Assistant “countdown to date” sensor. This sensor can be used in automations or displayed in a…

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How To Add A Season Sensor to Home Assistant

by Danny September 27, 2021
by Danny September 27, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to add a Season sensor to Home Assistant. This sensor will display the current astrological or meteorological season. This is…

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How To Create Animated Backgrounds in Home Assistant

by Danny September 27, 2021
by Danny September 27, 2021

READING TIME: 6 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to create animated backgrounds in Home Assistant. Most Lovelace dashboards have a default color set by the theme you’ve chosen.…

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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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