Tech Tips & Tricks That Actually Feel Magical – Decoding the Arcane Arts of Technology (SM)
My Hubitat to Home Assistant transition abruptly stopped, but for the best reason. I found a hybrid setup that keeps flawless Alexa control while unlocking Home Assistant automations with Big Pickle AI.
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From Headless to Headful: Turning My Old Mac Mini into a Home Assistant Dashboard with HAOS-kiosk When I first put Home Assistant bare-metal onto an old Apple Mac Mini I had lying around in the closet, I was convinced it was going to be a headless server. Install HAOS, tuck the Mini into the closet, … Read more
Integrate Hubitat with Home Assistant using Maker API for direct, fast communication without bridge complexity. Setup takes just 15 minutes.
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I live in a very rural area. Regrettably, crime out here in the middle of nowhere keeps getting worse. My home is equipped with mutli-layer security and home automation — of which I will NOT be discussing here in detail. But I do follow state-of-the-art developments in the technology…my system does evolve. Here are my … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through our links we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Home Assistant vs Hubitat: Which Local Smart Home Hub Is Best? Home Assistant vs Hubitat — if you’re looking for the best local smart home hub without cloud dependency, this is the … Read more
Hubitat and Alexa have been the perfect smart home couple in my house for 3 years. Hubitat runs everything locally and fast, Alexa is just the voice. That was true until I accidentally deleted the entire integration while trying to move one Zigbee plug to Home Assistant. If your setup is broken and Alexa keeps … Read more