Smart Home

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.…

READING TIME: 6 MINUTESHave you ever wanted to display multiple values in the same gauge card in Home Assistant? With the Dual Gauge card, you can! This is a great way to…

READING TIME: 9 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to add and use NFC tags in Home Assistant. Once you purchase a few NFC tags or stickers, you can…

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to configure Google Calendar Event notifications before an event starts in Home Assistant. This setup can get pretty complex and…

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to add your favorite football team to Home Assistant via Google Calendar. I’ve posted a similar Upcoming Sports Card guide…

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to add a Sengled RGB zigbee smart light bulb to Home Assistant. The pairing process for these bulbs is super…

READING TIME: 3 MINUTESIn this guide, I will show you how to add a MagicHome LED controller to Home Assistant using the FLUX integration. Once added, you’ll be able to turn the…

READING TIME: 7 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to setup your Home Energy dashboard, using data pulled in from my Smart Meter Texas energy provider. Not all energy…

READING TIME: 6 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to split up your configuration.yaml file. This will allow you cleanup and organize all of the packages, binary sensors, automations,…

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to create status notifications to let you know when your garage door is opening, opened, closing, or closed. For reference,…