Want Home Assistant on a Windows computer without dual-booting or buying a Raspberry Pi? In this video, I walk through how to set up Home Assistant using VirtualBox—all from the comfort of your Windows machine. This is a windowstutorial that…
Tired of ads slowing down your smart home? In this video, I show how to use Pi‑hole with Home Assistant to block ads across your entire network — phones, TVs, tablets, and smart devices. You’ll learn: • What Pi‑hole is…
Ever lost your TV remote and refused to get up? Same here. So in this video, I set up a Zigbee IR Blaster with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant to automate my entire TV — power, volume, inputs and more. I…
Meet the SONOFF SNZB‑06P Zigbee Presence Sensor — unboxed, tested, paired with ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT, and put through the legendary Peekaboo Test. In this video, I walk through the full setup, pairing, automations, and real‑world performance so you can decide…
Ever wished your dog could tell you when they want to go out… without scratching the door to pieces? In this video, I show you how I built a simple Home Assistant automation that reacts the moment my dog scratches…
So, you’ve just installed Home Assistant… and now you’ve caught the Zigbee bug. Before you accidentally spend £200 on AliExpress “because it was only £2.30,” this video walks you through the actual beginner‑friendly way to start Zigbee in Home Assistant…
Matter and Thread devices are supposed to “just work”… but judging by the error messages, they didn’t get the memo. In this video, I walk you through three levels of troubleshooting — from the simple stuff you can fix in…
In this video, I walk through the full setup of Thread OBR (Open Thread Border Router) running directly on the SMLight SLZB‑MR3U — no USB passthrough, no extra hardware, and no Home Assistant add‑on required. This update lets the SMLight…
In this video, I show you how to set up the SMLight SLB MR3U, a dual‑radio smart‑home controller that lets Zigbee and Matter over Thread work together seamlessly inside Home Assistant. We unbox the SMLight MR3U, power it up, find…
Running out of Google Drive space for your Home Assistant backups? Tired of paying £11/month for extra google storage? This complete OneDrive for Business setup guide is designed to help you integrate Microsoft’s cloud storage solution with your Home Assistant,…
