In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create a Google Gemini API key for use with the home automation platform for Home Assistant. Setting this up is completely free and works really well. The end goal is to utilize Gemini’s AI to describe in short detail about the person detection alerts I…
This guide will show you how to create a Chore Tracker (with optional Points system) in Home Assistant. Some of you may remember my “Chore Tracker with Points System” guide I created a couple years ago. I STILL see that guide being shared in almost every Reddit post or Home Assistant Community Forum post where…
In this guide. I’m going to show you how to receive doorbell images in Home Assistant using the Reolink integration. This is great for getting a visual notification of WHO is at the door when someone approaches. I know my title says Reolink, but that’s just because that’s the doorbell I have. However, this guide…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to add a THIRDREALITY multifunction night light to Home Assistant. This smart night light allows you to adjust the brightness from 1-100%, change colors, and combines a motion sensor and illumination sensor. Note: There are TWO models of this smart light: At the end, I’ll show…
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to display a live video feed of your doorbell in a picture-in-picture (PIP) window on your Nvidia Shield using Home Assistant. This should also work on your Google TV’s. This guide is fairly complex. I spent an entire day piecing together several guides/posts before I could…
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to add Sonoff zigbee Wireless switch (model SNZB-01P) to Home Assistant in just a few quick steps! It’s called a switch, but really – it’s a smart button. I bought a two-pack from Amazon for only $35.99, so that comes out to $18 per button. This…
In this guide, I’ll show you how to add the Aqara Door and Window sensors to Home Assistant in 2024. While I have used these in the past and wasn’t super happy with them, I recently moved houses and thought I’ve give them another shot. This time around, I have a very strong zigbee mesh…
So, you’ve made the switch from Keymaster to the Lock Manager integration in Home Assistant. You can now sync your various door locks and their pin codes, without all the bloat of the Keymaster integration! The next step? You probably want to receive a notification whenever a specific person unlocks the door. For example, get…
Chances are, if you’ve been using Home Assistant, you’ve came across Keymaster, which is an integration that lets you configure/sync door lock codes between multiple devices. In fact, I’ve used Keymaster for years and it has been (mostly) rock solid! However, the Keymaster integration creates tons of scripts, automations, and entities that really clutter up…