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link to Three Automation Ideas with Plex and Home Assistant

Three Automation Ideas with Plex and Home Assistant

Plex is a media server that allows you to watch live TV and your own media typically stored on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) Home assistant and Plex have a standard integration, once you have...

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How to create a Home Assistant Automation with zones and presence detection

Location tracking and zones is one of the most powerful features in home assistant and can open up the door of so many automations, in this blog post I'm going to share 5 useful automations. To...

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How much does it cost to build a smart home

You might be looking at smart products in the following season and wishing to get into it, but how much do you need to budget ? In this post I'll breakdown the costs for two typical homes, I'll also...

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Halloween Home Automation Party Trick

In this post, I'm sharing some code that can be used in your halloween party. You will need a motion sensor, home assistant and a voice assistant or any speaker that is paired into home assistant....

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How to add LIFX Smart Bulb in home assistant

In this blog post I'm going to outline how you can add your new LIFX bulbs in home assistant. Go to configuration --> Integration and click on Lifx. Click Submit, at this stage you will have...

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How to control your PS4 with Home Assistant

In this post, I will show you how you can control your PS4 with home assistant and turn it on with a Google Mini.   The Sony Playstation 4 integration into Home Assistant allows you to...

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About Me

Hey I'm Gio! I run a YouTube channel called Smart Home Makers and run a blog too.
I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for smart home tech.
I have been living in a smart home for about 5 years. At one point I had more than 20 Smart Apps on my phone, I since decided to control my smart home with Home Assistant and help people learn this powerful platform.
When I was getting started with Home Assistant I struggled to get everything working, but now I feel the need to pass on this knowledge and get more and more people using Home Assistant as their home automation platform.
I recently decided to create a video course series to help more people out in a more structured way!

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