How to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account
When you do a clean install of Windows 11 there is no obvious way to use a local Windows account.Microsoft clearly wants to have you in its ecosystem, but by…
Using IOT Link to control and monitor Windows 10/11 computers from Home-Assistant
Want to monitor Windows computers in your Home-Assistant setup? Maybe even control them to some degree? Then IOT Link is probably the easiest and fastest way to do it. It…
How to make Home-Assistant groups dynamic and user-manageable through Lovelace
Groups of entities are great if the same state change should be applied to multiple entities.But what if the list of entities in the group should change according to different…
How to configure UnRAID as a storage solution for Reolink IP-cameras
A few weeks ago, after some trial and error, I finally managed to find a good solution for uploading and storing recordings from my Reolink surveillance cameras.Now that I have…
How to set up Zigbee2MQTT on a Raspberry Pi and integrate it with Home-Assistant
If you are reading this you are probably considering running Zigbee2MQTT as a Zigbee gateway/bridge for Home-Assistant.I did the same, and documented al the steps in this guide. So, why…
How to monitor the status of web servers in Home-Assistant
If you are reading this article you might have some services with built-in webservers running, Home-Assistant is an example of one. In fact, many services use a web-based interface.These services…
How to set up ZWavejs2MQTT on a Raspberry Pi and integrate it with Home-Assistant
If you are reading this you are probably considering running ZWavejs2MQTT as a Z-Wave gateway/bridge for Home-Assistant.I did the same, and documented al the steps in this guide.This tutorial applies…
System monitoring with Glances in Home-Assistant
I have looked for a way to monitor my servers in Home-Assistant, and I come across this monitoring-system called "Glances". It is a cross-platform system that is possible to install…
Glances: Installation and autostarting on Linux
Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool that is possible to install on most operating systems, it is free and it has a open API.This is a simple guide on…
How to convert a physical UnRAID server to a virtual machine in VMware ESXi 7.0
To reduce the amount of physical servers, and to optimize maintained, I have chosen to move my UnRAID installation to a VM in VMware ESXi.But because of the licensing model…