Simplify your Home Assistant notifications with this universal script. Its “fire-and-forget” design intelligently handles complex photo URLs and multiple users, making your automations cleaner, more robust, and incredibly easy to manage.
Sometimes the simplest automations have the biggest impact. Learn to synchronize two switches in Home Assistant, solving a common annoyance and making your smart home feel more polished, predictable, and intuitive.
From model selection to hardware, this is your blueprint for private AI in the home. Our “Good, Better, Best” guide helps you plan and build a powerful, local AI assistant that you truly own.
For advanced Home Assistant tinkerers: A deep dive into LLM Vision with Grok and Gemini. This post shares three custom automations, technical lessons, and unique tricks for next-level smart home security.
Stop sending your private data to the cloud. This guide shows you how to leverage on-device AI for a fully private voice assistant, smarter security cameras, and dynamic notifications, all within your own home.
Many Wi-Fi smart devices are shackled to a manufacturer’s cloud, posing privacy and reliability risks. This guide shows you how to liberate them with open-source firmware like Tasmota and ESPHome for true local control.
With unmatched flexibility, hardware independence, and community-driven innovation, Home Assistant is the ultimate powerhouse for your smart home. Learn why it’s the definitive choice for a private, reliable, and endlessly customizable system.
This is the roadmap I wish I had when I started my smart home journey. Learn from my failures and successes to build your own “Thinking Home” on a foundation of local control and intentional planning.