In this guide, I’m going to show you how to store and use secrets in Home Assistant. By using the secrets.yaml file, you can remove all of your personal and sensitive information from your main configuration.yaml file. The process to set this up is very similar to splitting up your configuration file. Before I show…
This 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 S7 Connect to MiHome App Extract the token (for use with a Lovelace card) Added Roborock S7 to Home Assistant Added the Xiaomi Lovelace cards for…
In 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 setup your Roborock S7 vacuum cleaner Connect it to your MiHome App Extract the cloud token Add Roborock S7 integration to Home Assistant Create a few Lovelace…
In 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 for Home Assistant in 2021/2022. I won’t go into all the features, but a full list is available on their Amazon product page. Once it’s setup…
In 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 the house – chores, tasks, anniversaries, etc. The need for this arose because I am using my Chore Tracker to track my kids chores. Every time…
In 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 and/or packages that are scheduled to arrive on a current day. It can even show a rotating gif of images (if those are provided by the…
In 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 then be added to a Lovelace card. If you own several domains, you know how challenging it can be to monitor their SSL certificates. (Especially if…
In 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 control entities, display your entire Lovelace dashboard, run automations, call scripts, and even shows Home Assistant Persistent notifications directly on your desktop. While I typically run…
In 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 Lovelace card and will show you how many days until a certain event. This a great visual way to keep track of important dates. Sure, you…
In 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 a built-in Home Assistant sensor that is not enabled by default, but it’s super easy to add and only takes a couple seasons. The season sensor…