A cozy little stop on the web
After running Home Assistant on my Raspberry Pi 3b for some time, I have run into a few concerns over the long term maintenance of the system. Database maintenance is a must. Using SQLLite, the database is limited to 2 GB in size, and no …
This is a short little blurb today, but after the local tech shop got in the new Raspberry Foundation’s Pi Zero cases, I jumped over and got a pair and, in short order with the help of the MotionEyeOS build of software for the Pi, I …
Now that we have some easy access to our configuration files, it’s time to start deciding what we can do with this home assistant hub. As I mentioned before, I have a lack of Z-Wave or other automation devices for my home, so tinkering with …
As I mentioned before in Part 2, configuring Home Assistant through its configuration files requires you to know a bit about YAML. Unfortunately, replacing spaces with tabs will cause you no end of grief. Additionally, while not all of this is linearly coherent (as in, …
In this installment of making a smarter home, I’m going to look at configuring Home Assistant to do more than sit there and look pretty. Configuration I have to say, it is unfortunate that Home Assistant hasn’t made more effort to make the front end the …