CrowdSec Home Assistant Dashboard: Monitor Active Bans in Real Time
This post is a direct continuation of CrowdSec with Nginx Proxy Manager on Home Assistant OS: 8 Steps to Ultimate Homelab Security. If you haven’t set up CrowdSec…
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CrowdSec with Nginx Proxy Manager on Home Assistant OS: 8 Steps to Ultimate Homelab Security
If you’re running Home Assistant OS with Nginx Proxy Manager as an add-on and have multiple services exposed to the internet — Bitwarden, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Home Assistant itself…
Build an ESP32-4848S040 Media Controller with ESPHome and LVGL That Actually Works
Want a dedicated touchscreen panel to control your music without touching your phone? 🎵 This guide shows you exactly how I built an ESP32-4848S040 Media Controller with ESPHome…
Home Assistant 2026.4 New Features: Areas Dashboard, AI Assist Visibility & Smart Automations
Home Assistant 2026.4 new features landed on April 2, 2026 — and this is one of the most interesting releases in a while. If you’re running a homelab…
Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant Helper Script
Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant fix guide: restore Moonraker after a firmware update so Home Assistant can connect again. ✅ Creality K1 Max Moonraker Home Assistant: what…
Custom Home Assistant Card for Your DIY TDS & Flow Meter
In the previous article, DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6, the hardware side of a smart RO monitor was built: TDS…
DIY a Smart Reverse Osmosis TDS & Flow Meter with ESPHome and ESP32‑C6
The author detailed a project to monitor a reverse osmosis (RO) system using salvaged probes from a commercial TDS monitor, integrated with an ESP32-C6 and ESPHome. This setup measures TDS levels, temperature, and water flow, enabling real-time insights and integration with Home Assistant for tracking and automating alerts related to water quality and consumption.
Building a Touch-Controlled Home Assistant Dashboard on an ESP32-S3 (with LVGL & ESPHome)
This project turns an ESP32-S3 with a 480×480 RGB (ESP32-4848S040С) display and capacitive touchscreen into a fully touch‑controlled Home Assistant dashboard. It shows outdoor temperature, humidity, pressure, battery…
Sensor Legend card for Home Assistant
If you like having compact sensor tiles that still explain what the numbers mean, this card is for you. The Sensor Legend card shows a numeric value (e.g. CO₂, PM2.5, VOC, temperature) and,…
How to Display Home Assistant Sensor Data on the GeekMagic SmallTv S3
I really like the look of the GeekMagic SmallTv devices. 😍 The problem: the stock firmware is limited, and doesn’t integrate nicely with my smart home. So I…