We had a power blackout last night, and it looks like my #selfhost #homelab cluster came back up without any issues :D

It seems like disabling the MagicDNS feature in Tailscale and hard-coding DNS resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf did the trick

The only remaining annoyance then is having to manually switch the displays on these little temperature/humidity sensors from Fahrenheit to Celsius (they seem to reset whenever the #homeassistant container becomes unavailable)

Wow, this calendar card is awesome!

https://github.com/alexpfau/calendar-card-pro

#homeassistant
https://github.com/alexpfau/calendar-card-pro

'My wife asked why I carry a gun around the house.

I looked at her and said "Spyware". She laughed, I laughed, Alexa laughed, I shot Alexa, it was a good time."

#Amazon #spyware #Alexa #Echo #HomeAssistant
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/

A lot of people are talking about throwing #Amazon #Echo devices in the trash this second; in my timeline.

We did this back in February.

Got to say the #HomeAssistant voice boxes are totally usable. A little dumber than Alexa, but perfectly adequate if you are like us and mostly just turn smart plugs on and off and check the weather. #HomeAssistantVoice #AmazonEcho #Alexa #Floss

Hey some #HomeAssistant notes:

I'd heard chatter that the Ikea Trådfri plugs were pretty good in your Zigbee ecosystem, but hadn't used any.

In a convo this morning I looked and saw their current ones are called #Tretakt and only $8 Cdn. Wow.

I'd just recently got a $20 Eightree-brand smart plug socket, which worked very nicely, so $8 sounded appealing.

Had an Ikea list growing anyway, so got a Tretakt today and glad to say it paired easily w Sonoff 3.0 dongle > ZHA.

FYI for HA people.

The process of deGoogling my life, as an Android user, is proving to be really, really annoying.

But the last thing I need to sort out is file and photo sync! Then I can literally remove (most of) the Google apps from my phone. Unfortunately, we're still in the Google ecosystem for smart lights in our home. We'll get there.

#HomeAssistant is on the list of things to do.

Fed up of The Boy leaving the chest freezer lid open (it's out in the garage), so have bought a zigbee door sensor. Let the #homeAssistant shenanigans begin!

(New server, new #introduction .)

I'm a newcomer to #portland #pdx. I moved here after living in #austin #austinTX for over 30 years.

I'm interested in #openSource #linux #selfHosted #homeAutomation #homeAssistant

I advocate for #civicTech #openData #communityTech

I like #libraries #classicalGuitar

I occasionally post photos of #cooking, #bread, #pizza, and Franklin the #cat. You're welcome.

A new year a renewed #introduction

I am Dude, associated with the movie but there the comparison ends.

An updated #Introduction for 2025:

I’m a dad, #cat whisperer, #computer nerd, occasional #gamer, and #movie lover. I’m a #quality minded #professional and I make my own #homebrew beer. #freebsd. Enthousiast I love #fitness #walking #programming in #python and #3Dprinting. Busy with #homeassistant and more.
Ik spreek voornamelijk Nederlands, Engels een beetje Duits.

Another saturday, another blog post from my #fedora stuff and more.

In this issue see where I explain why recent ostree caching issues were all my fault. :(

And a bunch of babbling about #HomeAssistant stuff

https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/03/08/early-march-infra-bits-2025/index.html

There are things out there like the Works With Home Assistant badging program for things that work with #hass but we also want to know what doesn't work so we don't waste time and money on them.

If you've run across a IOT device that doesn't work with Home Assistant, or works poorly with it (like requiring a cloud service to control a device on your home LAN), please submit it to https://github.com/unixorn/internet-of-trash so I can add it to the list.

Thanks!

#IOT #homeassistant @homeassistant @iot

Juhu, es wird Frühling, die Sonne hat wieder Power! Erstmalig dieses Jahr wird der Solartank durch Thermie von oben statt unten geheizt (i.e. Kollektor >60°C).

Hola personas que vivís en mi móvil!!!

Me he propuesto convertir mi casa en un experimento de locura domótica con #homeassistant , #nodered , #plex y más cacharros.

Os dejo mis mejores ideas:

Gran Hermano Casero: Si entras en una habitación, un altavoz Google Home dice "El Gran Hermano te observa, ¿otra vez a la nevera?"

Cine Anarquista Automático: Si en las noticias RSS un político dice "reforma laboral" o "ayuda a los bancos" en la tele, Plex pone V de Vendetta para iniciar mis ganas de explotar cosas.

Wi-Fi Dictatorial: Si en casa te pasas con Netflix, AdGuard y Unifi Controller te baja el internet a 56kbps y te redirige a "Reflexiona sobre tus actos."

Asistente de Vida Basado en Conspiraciones:
Un bot en Telegram que responde con teorías de la conspiración a eventos normales:

Apagas una luz → "Bien hecho. No alimentes a la red eléctrica reptiliana."

Abres el frigorífico → "Los Anunnakis agradecen tu ofrenda láctea."

Notificaciones del Apocalipsis: Si detecta que hay una subida brusca en la bolsa, un corte de luz en el barrio o el servidor de Mastodon cae, te envía un mensaje urgente:
"¡Corre! ¡El colapso ha comenzado! No olvides tu papel de aluminio."

Control Parental al Revés: Si paso demasiado tiempo sin abrir Plex, Home Assistant envía una notificación pasivo-agresiva:
"Has trabajado demasiado. Un capítulo de Los Soprano o desactivamos la calefacción."

Distorsión en la Simulación: Un día al azar invierte mis rutinas: luces de colores, cafetera desincronizada... caos absoluto.

Cuando mi casa cobre conciencia propia, que al menos tenga sentido del humor.

My dad has unloaded a curious number of #smarthome CCTV cameras on me the past year or so. The latest batch was 4x Neos SmartCams, aka Wyze c2, which were deliberately bricked by the vendor a few months ago. Took minutes to set up #thingino and save them all from #ewaste. Now just to bring them into #homeassistant