Using Binary Sensors for room occupancy
A quick an easy way of using multiple sensors for room occupancy in Home Assistant is to use Template Binary Sensors.
FreeNAS statistics and messages in Home Assistant
The FreeNAS dashboard has evolved into a nice little visual hub for viewing important data but as I have Home Assistant open on my desktop a lot more often than the FreeNAS web interface I wanted to import and display that data in my UI.
Controlling a FreeNAS using Home Assistant
For this to work I’m using the FreeNAS API to trigger a system shutdown from Home Assistant. Turning on the FreeNAS is way easier thanks to Wake on LAN (WOL) integration in Home Assistant.
Update Google Assistant on Every Home Assistant Reboot
In the third Beginner’s Guide I showed you how to enable the Homegraph API to allow the Google Assistant to sync devices with Home Assistant. Today I’ll be showing you…
The Home Assistant Beginner’s Guide Part 3: Integrating Home Assistant with the Google Assistant/Google Home
In this guide we’ll be going through the steps on how to integrate your Home Assistant with the Google Assistant (and thus your Google Home).