Long Version Videos
Paul Hibbert said Homey was brilliant… so I had to find out for myself. This week I’m testing Homey (self‑hosted) to see if it’s really as easy, polished, and powerful as it looks — or whether Home Assistant still wipes…
Learn how to build a clean, full‑screen Home Assistant dashboard using the February 2026 release. In this step‑by‑step tutorial, I walk through creating a new dashboard, adding multiple tabs, setting custom backgrounds, installing Browser Mod, and configuring Photo Frame for…
Setting up Matter over Thread should be simple… but as you’ll see in this video, it can turn into a chaotic adventure of pairing loops, missing devices, random discoveries, and the ultimate culprit: IPv6. In this video, I walk through…
IPv6 sounds complicated — binary, hex, 128-bit addresses — but if you’re using Matter or Thread in your smart home, it’s essential. In this video, I break down: • What IPv6 is and how it differs from IPv4 • Binary…
In this video, I walk you through installing **Home Assistant on Proxmox 9.1** — the latest version as of 2026. We’ll cover everything from backing up your existing system, creating a bootable USB with Rufus, installing Proxmox, and setting up…
Today I’m going to cover the basics of automations and scripting. It’s changed a lot over the last couple of years, the way you do things. So I thought we’d better kind of just go through again with what you…
Today’s video showcases my favorite home automation: the convenience of automated lights upon entering your house. This smart home setup involves configuring a device, likely using zigbee sensors, through a mobile app and web interface for seamless home automation. We’re…
Thinking about moving Zigbee2MQTT to a new server? Whether you’re chasing better performance, relocating your USB coordinator, upgrading hardware, or simply trying to stop Home Assistant reboots from nuking your Zigbee network… this video walks you through the entire process.…
Everyone says Home Assistant is free, easy, and perfect — but is it really? In this video, I reveal the real truths about Home Assistant that no one talks about. From time sinks and network headaches to the pure magic…
Think your home network is secure? Think again. In this video, we follow a mysterious figure lurking outside the house — and what he does next reveals just how easy it can be for someone to exploit weak passwords, unsecured…
