Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
There was an idea. To bring shorter videos about topics that people were interested in to see if the videos could be useful. I called that initiative Lab Notes, and this is the first video in that series.
You may be wondering why we needed another "installing MQTT" Video on Youtube, and well I am not sure I have a good answer. All though in the video, I am working on right now, MQTT is going to play a big part. Plus, I want to do more videos on integrating specific, single devices to home Assistant wanted a format for doing something that might only take two or three minutes. So here we are.
In this inaugural edition, we will cover what MQTT is, and how to install it. Because I wanted this to be strictly about installation, we don't get into using MQTT, but again, I have a video coming soon that will require MQTT and as I get into more videos about my specific setup of Home Assistant MQTT is going to come up a lot.
Anyway, enough babbling. Let me know what you think of this format.
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of boring things and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
And if you like this video you could always fuel my coffee/automation habit - buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut,
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There was an idea. To bring shorter videos about topics that people were interested in to see if the videos could be useful. I called that initiative Lab Notes, and this is the first video in that series.
You may be wondering why we needed another "installing MQTT" Video on Youtube, and well I am not sure I have a good answer. All though in the video, I am working on right now, MQTT is going to play a big part. Plus, I want to do more videos on integrating specific, single devices to home Assistant wanted a format for doing something that might only take two or three minutes. So here we are.
In this inaugural edition, we will cover what MQTT is, and how to install it. Because I wanted this to be strictly about installation, we don't get into using MQTT, but again, I have a video coming soon that will require MQTT and as I get into more videos about my specific setup of Home Assistant MQTT is going to come up a lot.
Anyway, enough babbling. Let me know what you think of this format.
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an Automator of boring things and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
And if you like this video you could always fuel my coffee/automation habit - buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut,
or use my Amazon affiliate link ( amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US) which helps support this content. The affiliate link provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you.
Home Assistant Gear:
Amazon: amzn.to/3aTplHq
Video Gear:
Canon m50: amzn.to/39zkz1p
Mic: amzn.to/3r73dPd
Dazzne D50: amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Video Music - Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m





![Using Home Assistant to Create the Haunted Mansion
My very first youtube video, and my very first Home Assistant Video.
What can I say, we are Disney Nuts. So I decided to use Home Assistant to put the pre-show to Disneys Haunted Mansion in my living room. What else would you do with a home automation platform?
My camera didnt do well with the low light in the living room, but I think you can get the gist of what is going on.
If you want to read through the steps visit [https://jeffreystone.net/2020/04/04/how-i-turned-my-anchorage-house-into-disneys-haunted-mansion-using-home-assistant/]
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an automator of things, and a huge Home Assistant fan. I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs
Or you could always fuel my coffee / automation habit - [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut]
If you want to follow my house on twitter is sometimes gets snarky - https://twitter.com/anchoragehouse2 Using Home Assistant to Create the Haunted Mansion](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tm9ZXtk5P-s/mqdefault.jpg)




