Setup a WiFi Tuya Bulb in the Tuya app and Home assistant You will need the Tuya app installed on your phone and the Tuya integration setup in Home assistant – Links to Videos Adding a Tuya Device and Installing the App on your phone https://youtu.be/32UkFJCD8_8 Installing home Assistant https://youtu.be/7b-IdhlwiW4
Adding A Smart Plug (Tasmota) to a network and connecting it to Home Assistant
Adding A Smart Plug (Tasmota) to a network and connecting it to Home Assistant
To follow along you we will need Home assistant and an MQTT broker service installed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b-IdhlwiW4
and https://youtu.be/r_7NcEOw4T8 Excuse the death rattle in my voice, a bad case of man flu – It’s Ok she who must be obeyed was looking after me
The Tasmota plug is one of these https://www.mylocalbytes.com/products/smart-plug-pm?variant=41600621510847
Installing MQTT in home assistant – This is needed for a things like Tasmota devices and Zigbee2MQTT
Install MQTT in Home Assistant – It is a service that is used by other parts of Home Assistant. Videos on Tasmota and zigbee2mqtt – coming soon
Adding A Tuya Wifi device
Install Tuya and not make it a mystery Install a sensor sensor using the Tuya app and add to Home assistant
Turn on Home Assistant Advanced/Super User
Leap Buildings in a single bound
Faster than a Locomotive
Wear your underwear on the outside
Get access to all home assistant menus – Watch here to find out how?
Give full functionality to your smarthome
Updating your Home Assistant setup
Start your home assistant Virtual Machine Automatically
Start your virtual Machine Automatically
Advanced user
Switch on Advanced Mode in Home Assistant
How does the internet work
A short video on how the Internet works – TCP/IP (Without a scratch in sight) – routers and other interesting stuff.
Plus, how to find out your own address
Adding a Tuya wifi device
New Video Released –Adding a Tuya Device to Home Assistant
Add a WiFi door/windows sensor to the Tuya/Smart home app and then add Tuya to Home Assistant
Video Number One – Trying out Home Assistant
My Launch Video – shows how to install home assistant on a Windows PC – as a tryout
Trying Home Assistant
covers all the basic and tells you what to do
The Newbies Guide to Home Networks
Like reading (Or any other town in Berkshire) – Its not too technical and in a humorous style
The Newbies Guide to Home Networks
It starts like this and then goes downhill :-
So, what in the world is a home network? Picture this: your house is not just a collection of four walls and a roof; it’s a bustling little city where all your devices are the residents, and they communicate with each other like gossiping ne
ighbors over the backyard fence. A home network is the invisible web that connects your gadgets, allowing them to share information, resources, and maybe even a few secrets when you’re not looking. It’s like the social media of your household, except instead of scrolling through memes, your devices are busy streaming cat videos, playing games, and downloading updates.