Are you wondering how to shift YAML code to the left? This is probably one of the most useful commands I’ve ever learned when it comes to Home Assistant administration. Unfortunately, it never occurred to me to simply Google if there was an easier way to format an entire block of code. Six months of…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create a “Birthday Reminder” card in Home Assistant in 2021. If you’re anything like me, remembering birthdays is something I’m not very good at it (other than wife and kids). Getting alerts the day of a birthday is great, but it’s not great when you…
In this guide, I will show you how to detect any missing or unavailable entities in Home Assistant. This is great for detecting if any of your motion sensors go offline or stop responding. You can also use this as a way to cleanup or delete any unused entities that you may have forgotten about….
Are you looking for a simple way to monitor devices on your network using PING (ICMP) from within Home Assistant? Maybe you are looking to create automations based on whether or not a device is online, comes online, or a website goes down. You can also use this as a presence detection or device tracker…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to control your Roku TV directly from Home Assistant. This setup will allow you to adjust your Roku TV volume, change sources, navigate up, down, left right, or even create smart TV “shortcuts” to apps you use all the time, such as Plex or Netflix. To…
One of the very first HACS integrations I setup was Keymaster, which is an integration that allows me to set door pin codes for my Schlage Be469 zwave lock from within Home Assistant. At the time, I was very new to Home Assistant and couldn’t figure out how to enable notifications. I recently revisited this…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to Arm, Disarm, or open your Alarmo control panel from an “Actionable Notification” on your phone. Rather than simply getting a notification that one of your door or window sensors has been opened, you can actually run an action to arm or disarm it directly from…
In this guide, I’m going to show you a really cool HACS addon called Alarmo. Alarmo is a simple, easy to use home alarm system that lets you set up your own alarm system within Home Assistant – all from a browser! No hardwiring or running wires needed, you can use it with all of…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to quickly and easily track your favorite stocks from within Home Assistant. Whether you are wanting to track GME, AMC, BB, or any of the other meme stocks that are exploding in popularity lately, this is a great way to do right from within Home Assistant….
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to add your favorite sports team’ schedules to your Google Calendar. Once added, you will then be able to see the upcoming schedule of your team directly within Home Assistant! This will allow you automate the perfect game day around your house. This could allow you…
