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My TOP 5 Add-ons for Home Assistant - 2025 Edition mostlychris 2025-01-26 | It's the new year and time again for my TOP 5 Add-ons that I use in Home Assistant. Without these add-ons, I would have no smart home. I even talk about an add-on that I don't use anymore, because Home Assistant has come a long way and that one isn't needed.Blog: mostlychris.com/top-5-add-ons-2025-editionAll the links for the add-ons in this video are in the blog.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:21 Z-Wave JS UI02:41 Zigbee2MQTT05:39 Mosquitto Broker08:44 Local Voice Control12:41 Automations17:20 Final Thoughts
NEW in Home Assistant 2025.1! EASY Local AND Off-Site Backups with a few simple steps! mostlychris 2025-01-12 | In the January 2025 release of Home Assistant is a new and improved backup solution that allows you to select your backup location, including backing up to the Home Assistant (Nabu Casa) cloud. Backups are AES-128 encrypted for privacy and you can choose the number of local backups to keep. All of this is done via the Home Assistant UI with a few clicks of the mouse.My Blog: mostlychris.com/finally-serious-backups-for-home-assistantHome Assistant Blog: home-assistant.io/blog/2025/01/03/3-2-1-backupAuto Backup: jcwillox.github.io/hass-auto-backupSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
YOU NEED THIS! The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition Hardware for local voice control. mostlychris 2024-12-19 | This is Home Assistant's entry into the voice hardware world. The new Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the open source, privacy-focused voice assistant hardware built to seamlessly connect with Home Assistant, allowing anyone to preview the future of voice today. Its advanced audio processor and dual microphones allow it to hear your commands and control devices. Tactile controls, the injection-molded case and LED ring lend to its premium feel, allowing it to blend into the home.Links:- Documentation: voice-pe.home-assistant.io - Product page: home-assistant.io/voice-peSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro00:39 Unboxing and first look03:11 Add Voice PE to Home Assistant05:18 Add to Home Assistant via browser06:27 Change Wake Word and other settings08:43 Expose entities for local control10:29 Specifications11:40 Buttons, switches, LED color change13:14 More specs15:38 Final thoughts17:15 Bonus footage using the Voice PE#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#localvoice
Build your own private cloud with the Lincplus Lincstation N1 6-Bay NAS. mostlychris 2024-12-08 | Create your own personal cloud using the LincPlus Lincstation N1 NAS. Up to 48TB or SSD storage on this small and quiet device. Comes with an Unraid key so you have out of the box capability once you add your drives. One-click deployment and installation of the docker application suite. Support to build virtual machines in the system, install Android, Linux, Windows, and support hardware pass-through (Unraid version). Lincstation N1: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2276647&u=4517792&m=137852&urllink=&afftrack=LincPlus: lincplustech.comSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro 00:22 First look at the Lincstation N104:27 Log into Unraid the first time05:53 Create drive array and cache pool08:06 Set static IP10:08 Create a file share11:23 Install Home Assistant Container13:43 Map windows to new file share15:09 Thoughts on the Lincstation N116:20 Lincstation N1 specs17:31 Final thoughts#homeassistant #LincPlus#LincStationN1
More NEW Things for My Home Assistant Dashboard! mostlychris 2024-11-24 | I continue to make my Home Assistant dashboard even better by adding new cards and tweaking current cards as the technology improves. In this update, I add entities to Section Headings, add mini-graph cards for colorful graphs, add picture glance cards with my Frigate NVR camers, and I add a Windrose Card to display wind information from my Tempest weather station. I even add a section dedicated to network monitors from my Uptime Kuma add-on.Links:✅ Blog: mostlychris.com/making-my-dashboard-even-better✅ Sections Layout: home-assistant.io/dashboards/sections✅ Mini Graph Card: github.com/kalkih/mini-graph-card✅ Picture Glance Card: home-assistant.io/dashboards/picture-glanceSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro00:38 Dashboard Roadmap Update01:20 Current Dashboard02:32 Entities in Section Headers04:41 Mini Graph Cards07:56 Windrose Card10:00 Uptime Kuma Section11:37 WebRTC and Picture Glance Card14:24 Final Thoughts#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
SMART Holiday Ornament from Apollo Automation. Get one and support charity! mostlychris 2024-11-10 | This ornament can be used right out of the box or you can add it to Home Assistant to make it smart. Set up cool automations and wow your friends and family. Proceeds from the sale of this ornament go to Kentucky based charities. Get a few and help those in need.Links:Buy an H-1 here: apolloautomation.com/bkixaeH-1 Wiki Page: wiki.apolloautomation.com/products/h1/introductionSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
WHATS NEW in Home Assistant 2024.11. mostlychris 2024-11-07 | This video covers Home Assistant 2024.11 release that includes Sections Dashboards, new WebRTC streaming and remote access, live log view, and other notable updates.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
SAVE THE PLANTS! Monitor your plants with the PLT-1 Plant Sensor from Apollo Automation. mostlychris 2024-10-27 | The Apollo Automation PLT-1 plant sensor along with Home Assistant is the best way to make sure your plants are getting the correct water and light to keep them healthy. It is based on ESPHome so the sensor is easy to add to Home Assistant and you can be monitoring your plants in no time. In this video I show you the PLT-1, open it up to see what's inside, and show how to add the PLT-1 to Home Assistant. I then show you the sensors in Home Assistant and the readings. There is also some bonus footage at the end showing the sensor reading history for about a week's worth of time.Links:* PLT-1 wiki: wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/plt-1* PLT-1 Order (affiliate link): apolloautomation.com/fzdyzhSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation00:00 Intro00:41 PLT-1 Specifications03:18 Hands on with the PLT-105:50 Add PLT-1 to Home Assistant08:10 PLT-1 sensor page in Home Assistant09:15 Calibrating the soil moisture11:58 Put the PLT-1 in the plant and see the readings13:48 Adjust the air temperature offset14:47 Flower card and Open Plantbook15:13 Final Thoughts15:24 Bonus Footage
IT WORKED! Moving Node-RED flows to Home Assistant Automation. mostlychris 2024-10-13 | I will take one of my automations and move it from Node-RED to Home Assistant step-by-step. We'll discover if I was successful and if it is time to move away from Node-RED.LInks: - Blog: www.mostlychris.com/node-red-vs-home-assistant-automations- Node-RED: community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-community-add-on-node-red/55023- Home Assistant Automation: home-assistant.io/docs/automationSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro00:47 What is Node-RED01:17 Why did I use Node-RED02:30 The "Incident"04:00 Current Node-RED automation06:33 Building the automation in Home Assistant22:10 List of moved automations23:11 Final thoughts#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
LOCAL VOICE CONTROL using the Seeed Studio ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit mostlychris 2024-09-29 | The ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit from Seeed Studio is designed to be used with Home Assistant and other smart home platforms to provide local voice control of your smart home devices. This kit uses an ESP32-S3 board to communicate with Home Assistant and provides big audio output and noise cancelling dual microphones for noisy environments. This video covers installing Piper, OpenWakeWord, Whisper in Home Assistant, and using ESPHome to flash the ESP32-S3 board. I then add the board to Home Assistant and demonstrate voice controlling some of my lights.Links: - ReSpeaker Voice Kit: seeedstudio.com/ReSpeaker-Lite-Voice-Assistant-Kit-p-5929.html- Wiki with YAML code: wiki.seeedstudio.com/respeaker_lite_ha - ESPHome Web Flasher: web.esphome.ioSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation00:00 Intro00:37 Seeed Studio01:32 ReSpeaker Options02:37 ReSpeaker Board Overview03:59 Optional Speaker05:14 ReSpeaker Specs07:21 Install Voice Add-Ons for Home Assistant09:20 Configure the ReSpeaker board14:00 Configure Home Assistant Assist16:01 Using the ReSpeaker18:38 RGB LED20:12 Final Thoughts
Manage your Home Assistant Backup the EASY WAY with Auto Backup! mostlychris 2024-09-15 | One of the most downloaded HACS integrations is Auto Backup. This makes improvements on Home Assistant's built-in backups and gives you more options, including long-term generational backups. I'll walk you through this integration from install to setting up an automation, including setting up generational backups.Links: Blog: mostlychris.com/better-home-assistant-backups-using-auto-backupAuto Backup GitHub: github.com/jcwillox/hass-auto-backupAuto Backup Docs: jcwillox.github.io/hass-auto-backupHACS 2.0: youtu.be/pS86dX8UMnwSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation00:00 Intro00:31 Home Assistant Backup Missing Features01:50 Auto Backup Features03:00 Installing Auto Backup06:39 Configure Auto Backup Options07:59 Services, Examples, and Options10:20 Create a Full Backup Automation15:12 Test Run Auto Backup from Developer Tools16:19 Generational Backups19:02 Auto Backup Sensor19:41 Final Thoughts
Home Assistant Community Store gets a BIG UPDATE. mostlychris 2024-09-01 | HACS has been updated to version 2.0 with a new frontend, faster searching, and more. Data has been replicated to Cloudflare R2 buckets which speeds things up considerably. I will show you how to install/update HACS as well as walk through the new updates.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#hacs00:00 Intro00:20 What is HACS01:22 Why use HACS03:01 Installing HACS for the first time06:47 Old vs New HACS Frontend10:02 Updating from version 1.x11:17 New file location metadata in Cloudflare12:27 Update and repair of HACS integrations13:17 Other Improvements14:02 Final thoughts
Create Frigate Alerts in Home Assistant the EASY WAY using blueprints! mostlychris 2024-08-18 | It is SUPER EASY to create actionable Frigate NVR camera alerts using Home Assistant blueprints. In this video I walk you through a Frigate alert blueprint that allows you to easily create alerts. This blueprint has many options to allow you to fully customize your alerts. Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation#frigate 00:00 Intro00:24 What is Frigate NVR00:56 What are blueprints01:45 History of the Frigate Blueprint02:49 Add the blueprint to Home Assistant04:23 Why use a blueprint06:17 Blueprint key configuration settings16:41 View trace of an automation17:55 Alert examples on Android phone19:12 Final thoughts and wrap
Home Assistant Update 2024.8. Badges, sorting, and changes to service calls! mostlychris 2024-08-08 | The latest updated to Home Assistant in version 2024.8. This includes changes to the badges including visibility settings. New columns to aid in sorting. Removing references to service calls and replacing with performing actions.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
UPDATED Home Assistant Dashboard. SUPER CLEAN LOOK using visibility and conditions. mostlychris 2024-08-04 | Making my Home Assistant dashboard EVEN BETTER by using the visibility settings in the Tile Cards. Display only the things that are important based on the entity state. Conditions help everything look clean and simple. Combine more entities into one section to save space and clean up the look and feel.Respond to your comments on my last video about building a dashboard using sections. See that video here: youtu.be/LF_qY2vmZngSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
AMAZING new Frigate UI with timeline scrubbing, real time motion tuning, and authentication. mostlychris 2024-07-21 | Frigate 0.14 brings a brand new UI to your NVR experience. You can now use a timeline scrubbing feature to quickly view your events. Events are separated into alerts and detections so you can quickly view the most important items but not lose things that aren't quite as important as alerts.There is now a beautiful system status page with graphs and trending to view all your system and camera stats. A new authentication port is added allowing you to add user and passwords to limit access to your video data.Rockchip platforms now supported for object detection.Links:Beta Docs: https://deploy-preview-11419--frigate-docs.netlify.app/Beta 4 GitHub: github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/tag/v0.14.0-beta4Announcement: github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/discussions/11136Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:22 Backups and breaking changes02:57 Upgrading05:16 Main dashboard view06:59 Camera groups09:30 Resize and drag n drop11:48 System Metrics and Logs13:25 Settings17:13 Alerts and detections settings19:50 Event reviewing and timelines24:44 Exporting events25:40 More configuration via config file26:27 Final thoughts
Air Quality Alerts when unhealthy using the Apollo Automation AIR-1 and Home Assistant. mostlychris 2024-07-07 | I take a look inside the Apollo Automation AIR-1 and get it connected to Home Assistant via ESPHome. I also show you the various sensor readings and talk about a couple of calibrations needed.Links:Blog: mostlychris.com/monitor-your-air-quality-with-the-apollo-automation-air-1Apollo Automation (Affiliate Link): apolloautomation.com/?bg_ref=CcWib6lePSAIR-1 Docs: wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/air-1Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:20 Opening it up and looking inside04:45 Specs and features07:56 Add to ESPHome08:44 Add to Home Assistant13:00 Calibrating CO2 and Temperature14:26 Different configurations15:15 Final Thoughts
Turn your DUMB smoke/CO detectors into SMART alerting devices with ZEN55 and Home Assistant. mostlychris 2024-06-23 | Use a Zooz ZEN55 with your hardwired, interconnected smoke and CO detectors along with Home Assistant to get alerts.Links:* Use Cases: support.getzooz.com/kb/article/1430-when-can-i-use-the-zen55-dc-signal-sensor* Compatibility: support.getzooz.com/kb/article/1412-zen55-dc-signal-sensor-compatible-hubs* Manual: getzooz.com/downloads/zooz-800-lr-dc-signal-sensor-zen55-manual.pdf* Blog Post: mostlychris.com/get-smart-alerts-from-dumb-smoke-co-detectorsSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#ZEN55#zooz 00:00 Introduction00:33 ZEN55 Overview and Features04:59 Wiring the ZEN5507:42 Add to Home Assistant and Z-Wave09:19 Testing and Troubleshooting12:54 The next day…..14:28 Testing round 216:29 Automation and Notifications18:52 Final Thoughts
DOES IT WORK? Using SECTIONS for My New Home Assistant Dashboard. mostlychris 2024-06-09 | The new UI designs in Home Assistant look promising. Sections is the first to arrive. I move my daily driver dashboard to sections for a cleaner, less cluttered look.Links:Project Grace: home-assistant.io/blog/2024/03/04/dashboard-chapter-1Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Even SMALLER Presence Sensor for Home Assistant! mostlychris 2024-05-26 | Just like it's predecessor, the tiny MSR-2 is a multi-sensor that has light, UV, Temp, CO2 (optional), pressure, RGB, and Piezo buzzer. It's based on ESPHome and is ready to add to Home Assistant.LinksGet your MSR-2 here (Affiliate Link): apolloautomation.com/products/msr-2?bg_ref=CcWib6lePSMSR-1 Video: youtu.be/u8q3lMIkolcMSR-2 Documentation: wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/msr-2Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Introduction00:36 MSR-2 Size Comparison and Internals02:38 MSR-2 Articulating Mount03:30 Powering the MSR-204:25 Adding to Home Assistant06:44 MSR-2 Features08:50 MSR-2 Additional Details11:55 Documentation12:49 Final Thoughts#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Review of the SMLIGHT Zigbee/Matter controllers with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant. mostlychris 2024-05-12 | I take a look at the SLZB-06M (PoE Powered), SLZB-07, and SLZB-07p7 Zigbee and Matter controllers from SMLIGHT. I add them to Home Assistant in Proxmox, add a few Zigbee devices, flash OpenThread firmware and add a Matter device.Links:Blog: www.mostlychris.com/controlling-your-smart-home-with-zigbeeSMLIGHT: https://smlight.tech/SLZB-06 manual: https://smlight.tech/manual/slzb-06/guide/getting-started/Firmware flasher: https://smlight.tech/flasher/#flashingFAQSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automationstudio 00:00 Intro00:40 Lots of coordinator options!01:34 Coordinator chips and capabilities03:20 Coordinator differences chart05:04 SMLIGHT ranking table07:07 Zimaboard, Proxmox and hardware config09:12 Running more than one Zigbee2MQTT10:03 SLZB web interface VPN and firmware updates13:49 Pairing Zigbee devices16:10 Flashing Firmware and Matter devices18:42 Recommendations…nor not??22:19 Final Thoughts
The little sensor that does it all! ESPHome and Home Assistant Ready! mostlychris 2024-04-28 | This mmWave sensor has human presence detection, LUX and UV, temperature, humidity, pressure, CO2 (optional), RGB pixel, piezo buzzer, and exposed GPIO.Links:MSR-1 (Affiliate Link) apolloautomation.com/products/multisensor-mk1?bg_ref=CcWib6lePSMSR-1 Wiki: wiki.apolloautomation.com/books/msr-1Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:20 Open it up and take a look at what you get02:07 Product details03:26 Add to ESPHome07:26 Configure in Home Assistant08:13 Available Sensors in Home Assistant10:07 Basic mmWave sensor tuning14:41 Radar Engineering Mode15:14 Zones16:35 Calibrating Temp and Humidity18:48 Use case examples19:50 Should you get one?22:00 Final Thoughts
SMART Garage Door! Use this to turn your dumb garage door into smart garage door. mostlychris 2024-04-07 | Taking a look at the Konnected GDOv2-S smart garage controller with integrated optical sensor with Home Assistant.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#homeautomation #smarthome #automation #esphome 00:00 Unboxing04:55 Flash ESPHome and FAIL x107:53 Flash ESPHome and FAIL x208:44 Flash ESPHome and FAIL x309:58 Flash ESPHome and FAIL x411:02 Flash ESPHome Success12:53 Note about initial discovery14:21 Device Web Page and log16:09 Home Assistant discovery18:43 Installed walkthrough19:53 Using and calibrating the garage opener23:31 Final Thoughts
TOP 10 HACS Integrations and Frontend Components in Home Assistant mostlychris 2024-03-24 | Taking at look at my top 5 HACS integrations and top 5 HACS frontend components for use in Home Assistant. Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation #hacs00:00 Intro00:35 What is HACS?02:17 HACS Integration02:42 Alarmo Integration04:49 Uptimekuma06:35 Frigate Integration07:45 NWS Weather Alerts09:03 Blizortung.org Lightning Detector11:33 Button Card12:54 Big number card14:16 Atomic Calendar Revive15:25 Weather card16:11 Mushroom17:25 Final thoughts
DRAG and DROP is finally here in the 2024.3 release of Home Assistant. mostlychris 2024-03-07 | Details on the latest updates in 2024.3 of Home Assistant. Lots of goodies as usual.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation00:00 Intro00:14 Sections and Drag and Drop03:21 Input Dialog in Scripts05:35 Energy Panel Updates07:02 New Sentences in Assist09:14 Disable Remote Control10:18 Translation in Templates11:18 Booting twice as fast11:46 Other changes and Backward Incompatibility13:16 Wrap up
ZimaBoard. The FUN little home lab server that runs dozens of apps, including Proxmox. mostlychris 2024-02-25 | Unboxing the ZimaBoard and playing with CasaOS. Installing Plex, Home Assistant, and Proxmox. What else can we do? Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.IceWhale sent me the ZimaBoard. However, they had no say in the content of the video and had not seen it before being published.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#zimaboard#sbc 00:00 Intro00:32 Unboxing05:04 Models of Zima Board06:07 Powering it up07:06 CasaOS Overview09:08 Installing Plex11:27 Add SATA Drive16:05 Proxmox on the ZimaBoard18:31 Final Thoughts
Removable wall mount REMOTE CONTROL for your smart home! The ZOOZ ZEN37 battery powered remote. mostlychris 2024-02-11 | In this video, I walk through the ZooZ ZEN37 battery powered remote and how to set up an automation with it. Magnetically attaches to the wall mount so you can remove it and take it with you around the house. Blog post: www.mostlychris.com/zooz-zen37-wireless-remoteSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation00:00 Intro00:23 Unboxing!03:18 Activate the Battery04:38 Add to Z-Wave JS UI08:30 Testing in Home Assistant11:06 LED Light13:14 Zwave JS Notification Events15:00 Create Automation on Keypress18:45 Troubleshooting21:21 Other notes22:45 Final Thoughts
LOTS OF NEW STUFF in Home Assistant 2024.2. mostlychris 2024-02-08 | This is a more packed release and has a lot of new things. I'll take you through the highlights.Home Assistant Release Notes: Links: home-assistant.io/blog/2024/02/07/release-20242Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro00:21 Automation Drag n Drop01:06 Export Data from History02:19 Improved Assist Error Responses03:23 Custom Assist Responses06:20 List known Assist Devices07:01 ZHA Update Zigbee devices08:12 Matter diagnostic updates09:12 Icon Updates10:28 Authentication Issues in Repair Center11:20 Proximity Integration Changes13:35 Other changes15:16 Backward Incompatible Changes17:19 Final Thoughts#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
MUST HAVE Home Assistant Add-ons to make my smart home work. mostlychris 2024-01-28 | My smart home would not work without these critical Home Assistant Add-ons. I show you my top 5 add-ons required to make my home smart.Links:See my blog for links: mostlychris.com/top-add-ons-2024Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.com00:00 Intro00:44 Zwave JS UI02:24 Zigbee2MQTT05:02 Node-RED07:57 Mosquitto Broker10:21 Samba Backup12:44 Final Thoughts and other Add-onsDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Meet Spook. A new toolbox for Home Assistant. Its SCARY! mostlychris 2024-01-14 | I talk about the Spook custom integration for Home Assistant. This integration adds some new tools and extends others.Spook Docs: https://spook.frenck.dev/Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Whats NEW. Home Assistant Jan 2024 Release. mostlychris 2024-01-04 | New Automation UI, Thermostat card updates, to-do list due dates, and more!Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Take a virtual tour of my smart home with my dashboard and Home Assistant. mostlychris 2023-12-17 | It's time for a look at my daily driver dashboard that I use to monitor and control my smart home. I show some of the smart home tech I use to power my smart home.Blog: mostlychris.comSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Create your OWN sentences for LOCAL VOICE CONTROL in Home Assistant mostlychris 2023-12-03 | Using the sentence node in Node-RED or using YAML in Home Assistant configuration, you can set up your own custom sentences and responses to control your smart home.Links:* My Blog: mostlychris.com/custom-voice-control-sentences-in-home-assistant* Conversations: home-assistant.io/integrations/conversation* Node-RED Websocket: flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket* Node-RED Companion: github.com/zachowj/hass-node-red* Home Assistant Node-RED Nodes: zachowj.github.io/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/node* Voice Assist Pipeline Setup: youtu.be/mVAwd_0Fheg?si=w2MVK6SIomquMQjTSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation00:00 Intro00:34 Software and versions needed03:29 Using the sentence Node in Node-RED05:49 Testing the sentence nodes09:28 YAML Custom intents file12:12 YAML Intents in configuration.yaml14:50 Testing the YAML configuration17:16 Conversations in Home Assistant
NEW STUFF in Frigate 13 with my configs and alert automation in Home Assistant. mostlychris 2023-11-19 | It's finally time to take a look at new functionality and breaking changes in Frigate version 13. I will also talk about my Frigate Configuration and how I send alerts via Home Assistant.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comLinks:Frigate GitHub: github.com/blakeblackshear/frigateBeta 13 Docs: https://deploy-preview-6262--frigate-docs.netlify.app/Install Frigate in Docker: youtu.be/fu4nHA5vepsBlog Post w/ Config: mostlychris.com/frigate-nvr-updatesDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 7825700:00 Intro01:24 Frigate+04:11 Community Board Framework05:04 Object and Motion Detection07:24 Recording Exports and MetaData12:41 Audio Event Triggering14:01 Manual Event Creation14:37 PTZ15:13 Breaking Changes19:54 My Configuration25:18 Alerts with Snapshots32:00 Final Thoughts#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#smarthomegadgets #frigate
EXCITING NEW STUFF in Home Assistant Release 2023.11 mostlychris 2023-11-03 | Let's take a quick look at what is new and updated in Home Assistant release 2023.11Home Assistant Blog: home-assistant.io/blog/2023/11/01/release-202311Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Detect Human Presence with this CHEAP sensor and Home Assistant. mostlychris 2023-10-29 | Let's unbox and set up the Linptech ES1 mmWave presence sensor. I will show you how to add it to zigbee2mqtt and run through a simple automation in Home Assistant.Links:Blog Post: mostlychris.com/am-i-here-my-first-presence-sensorz2m GitHub: github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/issues/18637Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
CUSTOM wake words! Train your own words to control Home Assistant. mostlychris 2023-10-22 | The next video in my series of local voice control in Home Assistant. Training your own wake words to respond via your voice control satellite devices.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuLinks: - Wake Word Training: home-assistant.io/voice_control/create_wake_word- openWakeWord project: github.com/dscripka/openWakeWordIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#localcontrol
Local Control! Using Wake Works for voice control with Home Assistant. mostlychris 2023-10-15 | With the 2023.10 release of Home Assistant, you can now use built-in, or even train your own wake words to control entities in Home Assistant. I'll walk you through using the M5Stack Atom Echo with wake words.Links:Atom Echo: shop.m5stack.com/products/atom-echo-smart-speaker-dev-kitVoice Assist Pipeline: home-assistant.io/voice_control/voice_remote_local_assistantYOTV Ch 4: home-assistant.io/blog/2023/10/12/year-of-the-voice-chapter-4-wakewordsSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Unboxing the NEW Home Assistant Green mostlychris 2023-10-04 | Checking out the new Home Assistant Green smart home hub, with Home Assistant pre-installed. Just plug and go!Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
FIXING a three month old problem in Home Assistant mostlychris 2023-10-01 | I've put it off long enough. Repair center has told me I have a problem. Now it is time to finally fix it.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
My TOP 5 Home Assistant Automations mostlychris 2023-09-17 | A smart house runs on automations. In this video I go through my top 5 (plus one honerable mention) automations I use with Home Assistant. I show both Node-RED and the native Home Assistant UI.Blog Post: mostlychris.com/my-top-5-automationsSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:05 Yes I use Node-RED00:10 Alarms05:54 Door Automations11:45 Sunset Sunrise Lights14:55 Frigate NVR Object Notifications20:01 Lightning Detected Alert22:43 Honorable Mention - Ecobee27:37 Final Thought
NEW STUFF in Home Assistant Release 2023.9. mostlychris 2023-09-08 | Thermostat card, tile cards, weather, and other updates to Home Assistant for this monthly release.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
No more tennis balls! M5Stack Atom Matrix + Ultrasonic Transducer for your garage. mostlychris 2023-08-20 | Always park in the perfect spot in your garage! I took an M5Stack Atom Matrix Development Kit along with an HC-SR04 distance measuring transducer and created a visual alert when my vehicle is in the proper place in the garage so the door will shut without hitting the back of the car.LInks:The blog post below contains all the links and info for this video.mostlychris.com/ultrasonic-distance-measuring-alertingSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
LOCAL VOICE CONTROL of Home Assistant with the M5Stack Atom Echo mostlychris 2023-07-24 | Another in a series of videos on local voice control for Home Assistant. Ths time I use the M5Stack Atom Echo. Configuration and demo.Links:Blog: mostlychris.com/more-voice-more-voice-more-voiceAtom Echo Github: github.com/esphome/media-players/blob/main/m5stack-atom-echo.yamlI2S Audio Component: esphome.io/components/i2s_audio.htmlESPHome: esphome.ioSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#yearofthevoice 00:00 Intro00:45 M5Stack Atom Echo Specs02:44 What You Need04:30 Add the Echo to ESPHome05:40 Add Configuration Code11:12 Validate and Install12:48 Troubleshooting an issue14:00 Logs and testing15:33 Final thoughts and wrap
Conversations and Sentence Triggers with Automations in Home Assistant mostlychris 2023-07-09 | It is now possible to get data BACK from service calls in Home Assistant rather than just telling a thing to do something. I take a quick walk through of the conversation.process and calendar.lists_events responses as well as triggering an automation with conversational sentences.Links:Blog: mostlychris.comBlueprint: home-assistant.io/blueprints/blog/2023-07/notify_agent_agenda.yamlOpenAI Conversation: home-assistant.io/integrations/openai_conversationWeather Integrations: home-assistant.io/integrations/#weatherNotifications: home-assistant.io/integrations/notifySupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation 00:00 Intro00:30 Services respond with data01:50 Requirements for Blueprint02:28 OpenAI Integration04:35 Installing the Integrations05:47 Add the Blueprint06:36 Create Automation from Blueprint08:37 Test the automation09:38 Change notification service to Alexa speaker11:03 Sentence Trigger for automation12:33 Create new blueprint for sentence trigger16:48 Use the new automation with sentence trigger19:05 Call automation with Assist
Install LOCAL CONTROL garage door opener. NO CLOUD! #shorts mostlychris 2023-07-07 | Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#automation #shorts
LOCAL Voice control! Use your VOIP phone to control your smart home with Home Assistant mostlychris 2023-06-26 | Yes! It is possible to use that multi-line VOIP phone to control your smart home with Home Assistant, Piper, and Whisper. It's actually simpler than even I thought.Links:Year of the Voice Chapter 2: home-assistant.io/blog/2023/04/27/year-of-the-voice-chapter-2Piper: rhasspy.github.io/piper-samplesfaster-whisper: github.com/guillaumekln/faster-whisperBlog Post: mostlychris.com/using-your-voip-phone-to-control-your-houseSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#localcontrol
SMART FAN CONTROL with Tasmota Flashed Fan Speed Control from Martin Jerry mostlychris 2023-06-17 | I finally found a fan speed control that doesn't break the bank and is fully locally controlled with having to add an additional hub. Meet the Martin Jerry fan speed control. It comes pre-flashed with Tasmota for easy configuration.Links:Blog Post: mostlychris.com/finally-adding-fan-speed-controlsSupport this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
Home Assistant Release 2023.6 Highlights and my favorites! mostlychris 2023-06-09 | Let's take a quick run through of the latest Home Assistant version. My favorite parts.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
LESSONS Learned and thoughts about moving your SMART HOME. mostlychris 2023-05-29 | I recently moved into a new house and I took my smart house setup with me. I'm still working on installing everything in the new house, but have already learned some important lessons. Take a watch to see what I discovered so far.Support this channel by becoming a member:youtube.com/channel/UCXEa_Gzl2zjhb7K6xflyrWQ/joinDiscord: discord.gg/XmFqucuIf you would like to support me:Buy me a beverage: ko-fi.com/mostlychrisBecome a patron: patreon.com/mostlychrisProducts I reference in my videos (contains affiliate links)mostlychris.com/my-smart-home-gearMy Website: mostlychris.comDISCLAIMER: Some of the links above take you to affiliate sites that may or may not pay a small commission to me. It doesn't increase the cost to you, but it does help support me in making these videos.Want to send me something? Send it here!Mostlychris24165 IH-10 West STE 217 Box 164San Antonio, TX 78257#HomeAssistant#HomeAutomation#SmartHome#Automation
