Create a global default folder for incoming shares in Nextcloud
When using Nextcloud to share files and folders back and forth the root directory tends to get messy pretty quickly.In this post I will explain how you can create a…
Some ways to control Home-Assistant from Fitbit Sense
A few weeks ago I got a new FitBit Sense. Up until now I have had Fitbit Charge 2, 3 and 4. The cool thing with the Sense is that…
Monitoring the Cat Litter Box in Home-Assistant
We have quite recently acquired a cat, and because of that we have also acquired a litter box.The box is dumb, just expensive plastic and no electronics. So I decided…
How to update ZWavejs2MQTT (Docker Compose)
Since I published the How to set up ZWavejs2MQTT on a Raspberry Pi and integrate it with Home-Assistant guide a year ago I have gotten requests to make a tutorial…
Fitbit multi-user scoreboard in Home-Assistant
Fitbit has been integrated into Home-Assistant as an official integration since 2016, but it has despite many requests always just had the option to add only one single user. For…
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…