Tag: howto
Location Aware Notification Lights with Node-Red and IFTTT
I am in the habit of going on cooking sprees while listening to music… loudly. I only share one wall with a neighbor here in the …
Setting Up Let’s Encrypt with Node-Red & Home Assistant
Privacy is important in the smart home, and one of the primary reasons to use Home Assistant is because it is totally under control of the …
Going Further with Home Automations in Node-Red
In my last post about using Node-Red to make automations with Home Assistant, I showed some very simple flows for turning lights on and off. While it …
Useful Sensor: Cardinal Wind Direction for Home Assistant
As someone who cycles to work most days, I keep a pretty close eye on the weather. One thing I like to know is which way …
Self Hosting: Setting up a Personal Wiki with DokuWiki
One of the most useful things I self host on my server is a personal wiki. I use it for note taking on projects, a journal, …
Useful Sensor: Motion Last Seen & Meta Motion Sensor
You know what’s great about motion sensors? They are very, very cheap to build yourself. All it takes is an esp8266 module like the Wemos …
Basic Node-Red Flows for Automating Lighting with Home Assistant
Smart light bulbs are probably the first thing everyone getting into home automation buys. It is easy to see the applications for them – have the …
The Open Source Smart Home: Getting Started with Home Assistant & Node-Red
Home Assistant is one of the most interesting open source projects I’ve ever come across. It interfaces with any device, platform, or service you can think …
Presence Detection Part 1: Home Assistant & Bayesian Probability
One of the most useful things to track for home automation is whether anyone is home or not. If you want the lights to turn off …