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Welcome to our guide page for Home Assistant, ESPHome, and smart home automation! This page is designed to provide you with comprehensive and step-by-step guides for setting up and using Home Assistant, ESPHome, and various smart home devices. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, our guides will help you make the most out of your smart home setup. We cover everything from the basics of home automation to advanced topics like automating your lights and controlling your devices with voice commands. Join us as we explore the exciting world of smart homes and discover how easy it is to make your home smarter, safer, and more comfortable!

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How to build the easiest Zigbee chair occupancy sensor

Mar 23, 2022

This DIY Zigbee chair occupancy sensor for Home Assistant doesn't require soldering, knowledge of electronics, or 3D-printing.

Location-based actions on a Philips Hue dimmer switch

Mar 31, 2021

Using Node-RED, ESP-32 boards, and an iBeacon, you can execute room-dependant commands by pushing a button on the Philips Hue dimmer switch.

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Turn an Aqara Water Leak Sensor into an instant rain meter

Feb 3, 2021

In this guide I'll be showing you how to convert a readily available Aqara Water Leak Sensor into an instant rain meter.

Making a dumb doorbell smart using a Shelly 1 and Home Assistant

Nov 27, 2020

The Shelly 1 will allow you to keep your old doorbell and chime but will notify Home Assistant whenever someone is at the door.

Monitor your Raspberry Pis in Home Assistant using MQTT

Nov 4, 2020

Using this simple script you will be able to monitor vital Raspberry Pi system information, such as CPU usage and temperature using MQTT.