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My Proxmox server is running out of room, so I bring three Proxmox VE nodes together into one cluster and migrate Pi-hole to another host. This walkthrough starts with Home Assistant, Pi-hole and Zigbee2MQTT on the existing node, plus two…
Got some old hard drives gathering dust? Don’t throw them away just yet! In this video, I’m turning recycled SATA hard drives into useful Proxmox backup storage using a ZFS mirror. I’ll show you how to install the drives in…
Linux is free to download, so who pays its developers? A plain-English look at Linux funding, business support, cloud services and Home Assistant.
How do you upgrade Proxmox VE 8 to Proxmox VE 9 when Home Assistant is running on the same server? In this step-by-step homelab walkthrough, I take my Proxmox 8.4 host through the major version upgrade and check that Home…
In this video, I unbox, install, and automate the Smartwings Zigbee motorized roller shades! We’ll walk through the custom ordering process, mounting the brackets, pairing with the remote, integrating into Zigbee2MQTT, and setting up automated controls in Home Assistant. If…
Meet Valerie, the MONSGA MR7 Pro robot vacuum. This video finds out whether a robot vacuum costing just over £200 is actually any good and, importantly, whether it works with Home Assistant. It covers setup with Smart Life, LiDAR mapping,…
The secret to fitting large smart dimmers in small back boxes. Avoid installation problems with the lessons learned while fitting the Repenic Zigbee Dimmer. This video follows the process of smartifying an office using the Repenic Zigbee Dimmer. It covers…
Ever wondered if it actually rained at home while you were out? In this video, we unbox, pair and test a solar-powered Zigbee rain sensor integrated into Home Assistant. From physical setup and initial pairing quirks to tracking real-time rainfall…
Unlock the full power of your Reolink cameras inside Home Assistant. This video walks through adding Reolink cameras, enabling 4K streams, integrating with Frigate, setting up Go2RTC, configuring masks, zones and alerts, adding PTZ control, and using the Advanced Camera…
