How to stop accepting flaky components, and start replacing them A few months ago I posted a message in the Home Assistant Community outlining the problems that were driving down the acceptance of...

Thanks to the wonderful Alexa Media Player custom component, Home Assistant can make announcements and I can perform actions with my voice. I even have setup custom routines that are context aware....

I have a Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart Bridge Pro (L-BDGPRO2-WH). I was unable to connect to it with the app on my iPhone. I would get a “Cannot connect to your Lutron system.” error every time I tr...

Project: Smart light switch with offline fail-over Goals Create a light switch that is decoupled from power delivery so the 9 Hue Bulbs in my Dining Room Chandelier can always be powered, whil...